Audit Trail · Article #2366436

DFO searching for injured whale struck by B.C. Ferries vessel in Howe Sound

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

published 2026-10-19T19:28:10 · ingested 2026-10-19T18:05:54.422447

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

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

      computed at 2026-10-19T18:05:54.422447
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.281 confidence: 40% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-19T20:19:42.980883-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.281

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-19T20:16:55.453003

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-19T20:14:56.870991

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (6)

unverified Marine conservation officers are searching for an injured humpback whale that passengers aboard a B. C. Ferries vessel say they felt being struck on Sunday.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T20:15:03.975898
      

unverified B.C. Ferries vessels have encountered an incident involving an injured marine animal.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T20:15:03.975898
      

unverified A humpback whale is reported to have been hit by a B. C. Ferries vessel in Howe Sound.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T20:15:03.975898
      

unverified A humpback whale is injured after reportedly being hit by a B.C. Ferries vessel in Howe Sound.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T20:16:55.449770
      

unverified Marine conservation officers are investigating the incident involving an injured whale on Sunday.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T20:16:55.449770
      

unverified Passengers aboard a ferry reported feeling they were struck by an animal.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T20:16:55.449770
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

DFO searching for injured whale struck by B.C. Ferries vessel in Howe Sound 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-19T18:05:54.429193
    

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)

2026-10-19T18:05:54.422447 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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2026-10-19T20:19:42.980883 bias_v2_scored

payload

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