Audit Trail · Article #2380433

Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma

Source article ↗ · Winnipeg Free Press · outlet lean: center · owner: FP Newspapers (independent local) (independent)

published 2026-10-21T03:33:48.939297 · ingested 2026-10-21T01:33:48.939297

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article presents a balanced view without showing strong bias towards any political stance.

Trigger phrases: grieving familiesstruggling with fear and stigma

      computed at 2026-10-21T01:36:40.026705
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.269 confidence: 38% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-21T01:39:42.534141-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.269

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-21T01:37:08.336888

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-21T01:36:40.026705

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-21T01:36:40.026705

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: MB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (4)

unverified Congo's Ebola outbreak has led to grief among affected families.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-21T01:36:44.027220
      

unverified The outbreak has caused people in Congo to fear for their lives and the spread of the disease.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-21T01:36:44.027220
      

unverified In many cases, families have been left feeling stigmatized due to their contact with an infected individual.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-21T01:36:44.027220
      

unverified (no factual claims extracted)

(model returned no claims for this article)

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-21T01:37:08.329303
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma - Toronto Star 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-21T01:33:43.924853
    

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)

2026-10-21T01:33:48.939297 ingested

payload

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    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
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}

2026-10-21T01:39:42.534141 bias_v2_scored

payload

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