Audit Trail · Article #2153737

A new adventure for Bernice takes young readers through difficult history - Windspeaker.com

Source article ↗ · Windspeaker · outlet lean: center-left · owner: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (non_profit)

published 2026-09-21T16:18:20 · ingested 2026-09-21T13:02:02.177959

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -0.20 vv3

The article discusses sensitive historical topics such as residential schools and cultural hiding, which are often viewed from a critical perspective in left-leaning media.

Trigger phrases: difficult historyIndian residential schoolhiding their Métis culture

      computed at 2026-09-21T13:02:02.177959
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-09-21T13:14:45.305289-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-09-21T13:22:00.198032

Tier-2 at: 2026-09-21T14:08:50.203609

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-09-21T13:22:00.198032

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true The story introduces heavy historical topics such as Indian residential schools and cultural hiding for young readers.

The article explicitly states that the book covers these topics, and it is consistent with the content of the book.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-09-21T14:08:50.203609
      

true The author has Métis heritage.

The article mentions that Jessica Outram is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario with roots in the Georgian Bay Métis community.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-09-21T14:08:50.203609
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

A new adventure for Bernice takes young readers through difficult history - Windspeaker.com 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-09-21T13:02:02.181206
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

Accountability {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Environmental {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Fairness {'events': 3, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (3 events; minimum 100 for a non-provisional score)', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Privacy {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Safety {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Transparency {'events': 0, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'no events recorded', 'provisional': True, 'score': 100.0}

Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-09-21T13:02:02.177959 ingested

payload

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    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 14340
}

2026-09-21T13:14:45.305289 bias_v2_scored

payload

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