Audit Trail · Article #2311606

2 dead after plane crash, fire near Fergus, Ont.

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

published 2026-10-10T19:24:34.700256 · ingested 2026-10-10T15:24:34.700256

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 85% vv3

The article presents factual information without editorial commentary, maintaining a neutral tone.

Trigger phrases: OPP said

      computed at 2026-10-10T15:39:07.859830
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-10T15:38:21.641871-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-10T15:39:07.859830

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-10T15:39:07.859830

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-10T15:39:07.859830

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified Two people died in a small plane crash that caused a fire near Fergus, Ontario.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-10T15:39:12.261451
      

unverified The incident occurred in the rural area of Fergus, Ontario.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-10T15:39:12.261451
      

unverified Ontario Provincial Police confirmed the deaths and details.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-10T15:39:12.261451
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

2 dead after plane crash, fire near Fergus, Ont. 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-10T15:24:34.709790
    

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)

2026-10-10T15:24:34.700256 ingested

payload

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    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
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    "signal_detected": false
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2026-10-10T15:38:21.641871 bias_v2_scored

payload

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