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It happens all the time, a website or a news channel breathlessly announces an "FBI bulletin" warning of a threat against a shopping mall or a threat from explosive shoes… immediately sounding the alarm bells. However important the news value, it’s important to keep in mind that these threat bulletins are much more common than one would think, even when the FBI and the government continue to say there is “no imminent credible threat against the US.” That’s because they continue to share such information, with other law enforcement agencies, about terrorists and criminals multiple times every day. So how does one distinguish the real, imminent threats from those that aren't?

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