Audit Trail · Article #2367151

McKenna surviving under the Toronto microscope

Source article ↗ · The Globe and Mail · outlet lean: center · owner: Globe and Mail Inc. (Woodbridge) (corporate)

published 2026-10-19T22:35:55.219139 · ingested 2026-10-19T20:35:55.219139

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article presents a balanced view of Gavin McKenna's performance and reaction to his benching, without overtly favoring or opposing him.

Trigger phrases: surviving under the Toronto microscopegave him a primer on competing at the NHL level

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ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.316 confidence: 45% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-19T20:52:53.774140-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.316

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-19T21:06:27.769922

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-19T21:06:27.769922

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-19T21:06:27.769922

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified Gavin McKenna successfully negotiated the biggest speed bump of his rookie season.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T21:06:46.369284
      

unverified McKenna allowed Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to switch sticks for the morning skate.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T21:06:46.369284
      

unverified Cristiano Ronaldo should take notes on McKenna's calm manner when reacting to being benchmarked.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T21:06:46.369284
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

McKenna surviving under the Toronto microscope 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-19T20:35:55.226911
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

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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)

2026-10-19T20:35:55.219139 ingested

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2026-10-19T20:52:53.774140 bias_v2_scored

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