Audit Trail · Article #2357455

‘Our river is almost dead’: What’s killing an iconic Miramichi fishery?

Source article ↗ · CBC English Top Stories · outlet lean: center-left · owner: CBC/Radio-Canada (public)

published 2026-10-18T08:41:53.956277 · ingested 2026-10-18T06:41:53.956277

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article presents both sides of the issue without clear bias, mentioning declining salmon populations and increasing striped bass as well as tensions.

Trigger phrases: tensions are riding high

      computed at 2026-10-18T06:50:07.468985
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.311 confidence: 44% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-18T06:48:57.845309-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.311

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-18T06:50:30.816908

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-18T06:50:07.468985

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-18T06:50:07.468985

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (5)

unverified Atlantic salmon populations in the Miramichi watershed are declining.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-18T06:50:10.557602
      

unverified Striped bass populations have been increasing in the same area.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-18T06:50:10.557602
      

unverified The rise of striped bass has created tensions between environmental groups and local fishing communities.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-18T06:50:10.557602
      

unverified As Atlantic salmon populations in the Miramichi watershed dwindle, striped bass are surging.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-18T06:50:30.814718
      

unverified Tensions are riding high regarding the decline of the Miramichi fishery due to decreased salmon populations.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-18T06:50:30.814718
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

‘Our river is almost dead’: What’s killing an iconic Miramichi fishery? 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-18T06:41:53.969166
    

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': 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)

2026-10-18T06:41:53.956277 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
    "band": "center",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 1
}

2026-10-18T06:48:57.845309 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
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  "label": "right",
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