Wake Alert Emergency Update: Swatting Incident - Wake Alert

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the source is present: "University Police" and the Winston-Salem Police Department are named as the responding authorities.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: It names "University Police" and the Winston-Salem Police Department as responding, identifying the source authorities.
  2. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  3. present: It says "University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded", naming the agencies.
  4. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  5. present: It names 'University Police' and the 'Winston-Salem Police Department' as the responding agencies.
  6. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  7. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', naming the agencies.
  8. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department', naming the source.
  9. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', identifying the authorities.
  10. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', naming the sources.
  11. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', naming the authorities.
  12. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  13. present: It names 'University Police' and the 'Winston-Salem Police Department' as the agencies responding to the report.
  14. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  15. present: It says "University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded".
  16. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', naming the source.
  17. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', naming the authorities.
  18. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  19. present: It says University Police responded in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, naming the source.
  20. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  21. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', identifying the source.
  22. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', naming the authorities.
  23. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
  24. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded', identifying the source.
  25. present: It says 'University Police, in coordination with the Winston-Salem Police Department, responded'.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: the hazard is named as "a swatting attempt", even though the report was determined to be false.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: It reports "a swatting attempt" on campus that was determined to be a false report.
  2. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a specific false-threat situation reported on campus.
  3. present: It names "a swatting attempt", a specific false emergency report type.
  4. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false emergency report.
  5. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false report meant to draw an armed police response.
  6. present: It names 'a swatting attempt' that proved to be a false report.
  7. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a specific false-report hazard that prompted a police response.
  8. present: It names a swatting attempt, a false report that drew a visible law enforcement response.
  9. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a specific hoax threat determined to be false.
  10. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a specific type of false threat.
  11. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false emergency report, as the incident.
  12. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false emergency report.
  13. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false report prompting a police response.
  14. present: It names 'a report of a swatting attempt', a specific false-threat incident.
  15. present: It names "a swatting attempt" on campus, which was determined to be a false report.
  16. present: It names 'a swatting attempt' and a false report, a specific hazard type.
  17. present: It names 'a swatting attempt' on campus, a specific false report hazard rather than a vague incident.
  18. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false report of an emergency, as the situation.
  19. present: It names a swatting attempt, a false report of a threat that police responded to.
  20. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a specific type of false threat report.
  21. present: It names 'a report of a swatting attempt', a specific false-threat hazard.
  22. present: It names 'a report of a swatting attempt', later found false.
  23. present: It names 'a report of a swatting attempt', a false emergency call.
  24. present: It names 'a swatting attempt', a false emergency report that prompted a police response on campus.
  25. present: It names 'a swatting attempt' on campus, which was later determined to be a false report.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree the location is given: the swatting report concerned "the Reynolda campus".

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: It says the swatting report concerned "the Reynolda campus", a named campus location.
  2. present: It places the swatting response 'on the Reynolda campus', a named campus.
  3. present: The swatting attempt targeted "the Reynolda campus", a named campus.
  4. present: It places the swatting attempt 'on the Reynolda campus'.
  5. present: It places the swatting report on 'the Reynolda campus', a named Wake Forest campus.
  6. present: It places the swatting report 'on the Reynolda campus', a specific named campus.
  7. present: It places the swatting response 'on the Reynolda campus', a named Wake Forest campus.
  8. present: It says the swatting attempt concerned the Reynolda campus, which names the affected place.
  9. present: It places the response 'on the Reynolda campus'.
  10. present: It says the report concerned 'the Reynolda campus'.
  11. present: The swatting report concerned 'the Reynolda campus', a named Wake Forest campus location.
  12. present: It says the report concerned 'the Reynolda campus'.
  13. present: It says the swatting report concerned the 'Reynolda campus', which is a specific named campus location.
  14. present: It occurred 'on the Reynolda campus'.
  15. present: It names "the Reynolda campus" as the place where the swatting report was directed.
  16. present: It places the police response to the swatting report 'on the Reynolda campus', a named campus.
  17. present: It places the swatting report 'on the Reynolda campus', a named Wake Forest campus.
  18. present: It places the incident 'on the Reynolda campus'.
  19. present: It says the swatting attempt was reported on the Reynolda campus, a named campus location.
  20. present: The swatting report concerned 'the Reynolda campus', which names the specific Wake Forest campus involved.
  21. present: It places the response 'on the Reynolda campus'.
  22. present: It locates the response 'on the Reynolda campus'.
  23. present: It gives 'the Reynolda campus' as the place where the swatting report directed police response.
  24. present: It places the police response to the swatting report 'on the Reynolda campus', a named campus.
  25. present: It places the swatting response on 'the Reynolda campus', a specific named campus of the university.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that guidance is absent: the alert says "There is no threat to the campus community" and gives no protective instruction.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. absent: It says "There is no threat to the campus community" and gives no protective instruction.
  2. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and gives no protective instruction.
  3. absent: It says there is "no threat" and updates "will be shared", but gives no instruction to recipients.
  4. absent: It reports there is no threat and gives recipients no protective instruction.
  5. absent: It gives no protective action since it states 'There is no threat to the campus community'.
  6. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community' and gives no protective instruction.
  7. absent: It says updates will be shared but gives recipients no instruction to take any protective action.
  8. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community' and gives no protective action to recipients.
  9. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and that updates will be shared, but gives no instruction to recipients.
  10. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and gives no protective instruction.
  11. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and gives no instruction for recipients to take action.
  12. absent: It says there is no threat and gives recipients no protective instruction.
  13. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community' and gives no protective action.
  14. absent: It notes updates 'will be shared at wakealert.wfu.edu' but gives no instruction to recipients.
  15. absent: It says "There is no threat" to the campus community and gives no protective instruction.
  16. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and gives no instruction for recipients to act on.
  17. absent: It states 'There is no threat' and gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  18. absent: It says updates 'will be shared' but gives no instruction for recipients to act.
  19. absent: It says updates will be shared at wakealert.wfu.edu but gives no protective instruction to recipients.
  20. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and gives no protective action for recipients.
  21. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and points to updates, giving no protective instruction.
  22. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community' and gives no protective instruction.
  23. absent: It says 'Updates will be shared' but gives no instruction to recipients.
  24. absent: It says 'There is no threat' and only notes where updates will appear, giving no instruction.
  25. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community' and gives no protective instruction to recipients.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads agree timing is present: police responded "this morning", a clear recency cue.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: It says the police responded to the swatting report "this morning", a clear recency cue.
  2. present: It says police responded to the report 'this morning', which gives a recency cue.
  3. present: It says police responded "this morning", a clear recency reference.
  4. present: It says the report came in 'this morning'.
  5. present: It says police responded 'this morning', which is a recency cue for the swatting report.
  6. present: It says the swatting report came in 'this morning', which conveys recency.
  7. present: It says the police response occurred 'this morning', which is a recency cue for the event.
  8. present: It says police responded to the report 'this morning', which conveys when the incident happened.
  9. present: It says police responded 'this morning', a recency cue.
  10. present: It says police responded 'this morning', a recency cue.
  11. present: It says officers responded to the report 'this morning', a recency cue for when it happened.
  12. present: It says the response happened 'this morning', a recency cue.
  13. present: It says police responded to the swatting report 'this morning', which gives a recency cue.
  14. present: It says the report came in 'this morning', a recency cue.
  15. present: It says police responded "this morning", a recency cue for when the swatting attempt occurred.
  16. present: It says police responded to the swatting report 'this morning', which is a clear recency cue.
  17. present: It says the swatting report came in 'this morning', a recency cue for recipients.
  18. present: It says police responded 'this morning', a recency cue.
  19. present: It says the swatting report came in this morning, which conveys recency for the event.
  20. present: It says police responded to the report 'this morning', a recency cue placing the event in time.
  21. present: It says police responded 'this morning', which conveys recency.
  22. present: It says police responded 'this morning', a recency cue.
  23. present: It says police responded to the swatting report 'this morning', a clear recency cue.
  24. present: It says the swatting report came in 'this morning', a recency cue for when the incident occurred.
  25. present: It says police responded to the report 'this morning', which is a recency cue for the message.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that impact is absent: the alert states "There is no threat to the campus community" and conveys no potential harm.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: It states "There is no threat to the campus community" and conveys no harm.
  2. absent: The report was false, and no consequence or severity is conveyed.
  3. absent: It states the report was false and there is "no threat", conveying no consequence or severity.
  4. absent: It states 'There is no threat to the campus community', conveying no harm or severity.
  5. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community', conveying no harm.
  6. absent: It conveys no harm or severity, since the report was determined to be false.
  7. absent: It states 'There is no threat to the campus community', conveying no consequence or severity.
  8. absent: It states there is no threat to the campus community and conveys no consequence or severity.
  9. absent: It states there is 'no threat to the campus community' and conveys no consequence or severity.
  10. absent: It states the report was false and there is no threat, conveying no consequence.
  11. absent: It states the report was false and 'There is no threat', conveying no harm or severity.
  12. absent: It states 'There is no threat to the campus community', conveying no consequence.
  13. absent: It states the report was false and there is 'no threat', so no consequence is conveyed.
  14. absent: It states 'There is no threat to the campus community', conveying no consequence or severity.
  15. absent: It states there is no threat to the campus community, conveying no consequence or severity.
  16. absent: The report was determined to be false, so no consequence or severity of any hazard is conveyed.
  17. absent: It declares no threat to the campus and conveys no consequence or severity.
  18. absent: It states 'There is no threat to the campus community', so no consequence is conveyed.
  19. absent: It says there is no threat to the campus community, conveying no harm.
  20. absent: The report was false and no consequence or severity is conveyed.
  21. absent: It says the report was false and 'There is no threat', so no consequence or severity is conveyed.
  22. absent: It says the report was false and there is no threat, so no consequence or severity is conveyed.
  23. absent: It states 'There is no threat to the campus community' and conveys no severity.
  24. absent: It says 'There is no threat to the campus community', conveying no harm or severity.
  25. absent: It states there is no threat and the report was false, so no consequence or severity is conveyed.