Audit Trail · Article #2367415

Fit to be Tied: Feathers ruffled at Grand Slam of Curling event

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

published 2026-10-20T00:47:32 · ingested 2026-10-19T21:18:09.522416

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

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

      computed at 2026-10-19T21:18:09.522416
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.249 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-19T21:21:30.771324-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.249

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-19T21:23:41.327544

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-19T21:22:14.381142

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (5)

unverified Fans expressed dissatisfaction with the unremarkable outcome of the Grand Slam of Curling final.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T21:22:29.373738
      

unverified Matt Dunstone and Brendan Bottcher were involved in a round-robin finale play at the event.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-19T21:22:29.373738
      

unverified Fans expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of Matt Dunstone and Brendan Bottcher's teams at the Grand Slam of Curling event.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T21:23:41.324660
      

unverified The finish between Matt Dunstone and Brendan Bottcher's rinks was deemed unsatisfactory in a round-robin finale play.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T21:23:41.324660
      

unverified There were instances of poor finishing skills among participants in curling competitions.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-19T21:23:41.324660
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Fit to be Tied: Feathers ruffled at Grand Slam of Curling event 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-19T21:18:09.533313
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-10-19T21:18:09.522416 ingested

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2026-10-19T21:21:30.771324 bias_v2_scored

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