Audit Trail · Article #2281491

In Digger, Tom Cruise both conceals and reveals himself under layers of prosthetics

Source article ↗ · National Post · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-06T21:23:53 · ingested 2026-10-06T17:54:32.723286

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 90% vv3

The article provides an objective analysis without clear bias for or against the subject, Tom Cruise.

Trigger phrases: more than 25 years agobiggest names in Hollywood

      computed at 2026-10-06T18:04:20.961224
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 50% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-06T18:05:07.364182-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-06T18:04:20.961224

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-06T18:04:20.961224

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-06T18:04:20.961224

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified It was more than 25 years ago when Tom Cruise first watched the directorial debut of Alejandro González Iñárritu and thought 'What the f***?'.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-06T18:04:25.862315
      

unverified Cruise had already worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Ron Howard.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-06T18:04:25.862315
      

unverified 25 years have passed since Cruise first watched Iñárritu's film debut.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-06T18:04:25.862315
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

In Digger, Tom Cruise both conceals and reveals himself under layers of prosthetics 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-06T17:54:32.729191
    

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)

2026-10-06T17:54:32.723286 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": 487
}

2026-10-06T18:05:07.364182 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
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