I believe that the Google Search Console would not show you the older messages in the Google Search Console, if you just recently verified the site.
So for example, if you get a client who has issues, they let you verify the site with Google Search Console - in the past, you wouldn't typically see the old messages there. But now, Marie Haynes is saying Google is showing old messages.
She posted this on Twitter saying, "Got added to a GSC act yesterday and I'm seeing a past message!"
Here is here tweet:
This is new! Got added to a GSC act yesterday and I'm seeing a past message! Got an email about it too. pic.twitter.com/fyOBfeZHUA
— Marie Haynes (@Marie_Haynes) October 23, 2015
She shared this screen shot:
I believe in some cases Google did show old messages to new verified users but Marie does this a lot and this does seem new.
Forum discussion at Twitter.
Update: This is not entirely new, see over here.