Audit Trail · Article #2376290

Bradford slightly ahead of Chow in Toronto mayoral race, two new polls show

Source article ↗ · National Post · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-20T20:05:37.713759 · ingested 2026-10-20T16:05:37.713759

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

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

      computed at 2026-10-20T16:05:37.713759
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.248 confidence: 35% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-20T16:15:31.822086-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.248

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-20T16:15:28.722228

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified The number of undecided voters is significant enough to potentially give either candidate a chance at winning the mayoral race.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-20T16:15:41.020405
      

unverified Bradford appears slightly ahead in the Toronto mayoral race compared to Chow based on new polls.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-20T16:15:41.020405
      

unverified Two new polls have shown that Chow and Bradford are currently tied for first place.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-20T16:15:41.020405
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Bradford slightly ahead of Chow in Toronto mayoral race, two new polls show 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-20T16:05:37.720895
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-10-20T16:05:37.713759 ingested

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2026-10-20T16:15:31.822086 bias_v2_scored

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