Audit Trail · Article #2377445

Activists call for province to reverse energy, resource projects as MLAs return to Legislature

Source article ↗ · NB Media Co-op · outlet lean: left · owner: NB Media Co-op (non_profit)

published 2026-10-20T20:23:43.142487 · ingested 2026-10-20T18:23:43.142487

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -0.50 confidence: 85% vv3

The article focuses on activists' calls for the provincial government to reverse controversial projects, which indicates a left-leaning stance.

Trigger phrases: activists ralliedcalling on the province to reverse course

      computed at 2026-10-20T18:34:40.118283
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.318 confidence: 45% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-20T18:33:58.828059-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.318

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-20T18:34:56.235601

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-20T18:34:56.235601

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-20T18:34:40.118283

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

unverified Activists rallied outside the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday calling on the province to reverse course on several controversial projects, including a fossil-fuel burning power plant, a hyperscale data centre, and a massive open-pit mine.

The text is descriptive of an event without any attribution or source. No specific dates, office-holders, or other verifiable details are provided to support the claims.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-20T18:35:22.631750
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Activists call for province to reverse energy, resource projects as MLAs return to Legislature 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-20T18:23:43.149282
    

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)

2026-10-20T18:23:43.142487 ingested

payload

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2026-10-20T18:33:58.828059 bias_v2_scored

payload

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