Audit Trail · Article #2340562

B.C. Conservatives maintaining two-point lead less than two weeks from provincial election: poll

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

published 2026-10-15T14:58:45 · ingested 2026-10-15T13:12:38.706462

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-RIGHT score: 0.20 vv3

The article primarily focuses on the political landscape and polling data of a B.C. election, which is neutral in nature. However, it leans slightly towards a center-right perspective by highlighting the Conservative party's lead and regional support differences.

Trigger phrases: Conservativestwo-point leadregional differences

      computed at 2026-10-15T13:12:38.706462
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 34% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-15T15:05:42.225233-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.500

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-15T16:29:02.467880

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-16T03:50:20.396342

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-15T16:29:02.467880

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true The Conservatives are holding a narrow two-point lead among decided voters, with 42% supporting the Conservatives compared to 40% for the NDP.

This claim is directly supported by the Leger poll data presented in the article.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-16T03:50:20.396342
      

true Support for the Green party has dropped, falling from 13% in September to 9% in October.

The article explicitly states this change in support, citing Leger poll data.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-16T03:50:20.396342
      

true 26 per cent of British Columbians are likely to switch their vote, especially among voters aged 18-34.

The article directly reports this statistic from the Leger survey.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-16T03:50:20.396342
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

B.C. Conservatives maintaining two-point lead less than two weeks from provincial election: poll 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-15T13:12:38.714903
    

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': 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)

2026-10-15T13:12:38.706462 ingested

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2026-10-15T15:05:42.225233 bias_v2_scored

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