Audit Trail · Article #2366654

Brisk turnout at some First Nation polling stations as Alberta votes in referendum

Source article ↗ · APTN National News · outlet lean: center · owner: APTN (Indigenous-owned) (non_profit)

published 2026-10-19T20:06:14.124531 · ingested 2026-10-19T18:06:14.124531

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -1.00 confidence: 80% vv3

triggers: first nations(-0.20×1)

Trigger phrases: keeping treaty rights securevote for First Nations people

      computed at 2026-10-19T18:06:14.124531
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.313 confidence: 45% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-19T20:08:55.881382-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.344

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-19T20:04:40.981368

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-19T18:27:55.540045

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified Some First Nation polling stations saw a brisk turnout.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T20:04:40.973582
      

unverified The referendum is about securing treaty rights for First Nations people.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T20:04:40.973582
      

unverified Alberta's citizens are voting in the referendum.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T20:04:40.973582
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Brisk turnout at some First Nation polling stations as Alberta votes in referendum 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-19T18:06:14.130156
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-10-19T18:06:14.124531 ingested

payload

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2026-10-19T20:08:55.881382 bias_v2_scored

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