Audit Trail · Article #2304353

Police investigate small plane crash in field near Fergus, Ont.

Source article ↗ · Global News · outlet lean: center · owner: Corus Entertainment (corporate)

published 2026-10-09T16:07:43 · ingested 2026-10-09T12:08:24.697089

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

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

      computed at 2026-10-09T12:08:24.697089
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-09T12:24:15.251512-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-09T12:21:26.539915

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-09T12:21:26.539915

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified An Ontario Provincial Police investigation is underway following a small plane crash in Fergus, Ont.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-09T12:21:38.041345
      

unverified The accident occurred near the intersection of Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17, north of Guelph, at 10:15 a.m. on October 9, 2026.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-09T12:21:38.041345
      

unverified Emergency crews responded to the scene shortly after the incident.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-09T12:21:38.041345
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Police investigate small plane crash in field near Fergus, Ont. 3 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-09T12:08:24.700861
    

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)

2026-10-09T12:08:24.697089 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": 4
}

2026-10-09T12:24:15.251512 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
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