Audit Trail · Article #2270869

Sports Roundup: Hilltops fall to Rifles, but will host in playoffs

Source article ↗ · Saskatoon StarPhoenix · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-05T20:00:26.164965 · ingested 2026-10-05T18:00:26.164965

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

triggers: none — NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)

      computed at 2026-10-05T18:00:26.164965
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.244 confidence: 35% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-05T21:39:59.406535-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.244

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-05T21:24:16.502215

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-05T21:24:16.502215

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: SK

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified The Saskatoon Hilltops are headed to playoffs after a 4-4 regular season.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-05T21:24:27.307112
      

unverified Saskatchewan's last horseracing track, Marquis Downs, was demolished in 2026.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-05T21:24:27.307112
      

unverified Football fans enjoyed two high school football games at the new Holiday Park Bowl on this day in 1960.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-05T21:24:27.307112
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Sports Roundup: Hilltops fall to Rifles, but will host in playoffs 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-05T18:00:26.237525
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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

Fairness {'events': 1, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (1 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 · 1 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-05T18:00:26.164965 ingested

payload

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2026-10-05T21:39:59.406535 bias_v2_scored

payload

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