Audit Trail · Article #2391771

L’ex-députée caquiste Chantal Soucy se présentera au fédéral pour Carney

Source article ↗ · Le Devoir · outlet lean: center-left · owner: Le Devoir (independent co-op) (non_profit)

published 2026-10-22T16:57:53 · ingested 2026-10-22T13:44:28.131567

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article does not present a strong bias but mentions a political figure from a specific party, which might influence readers' opinions.

Trigger phrases: ex-députée caquistecandidate du du PLC

      computed at 2026-10-22T14:03:51.228841
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.335 confidence: 48% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-22T14:04:06.226706-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.335

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-22T14:03:51.228841

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-22T14:03:51.228841

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-22T14:03:51.228841

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified Chantal Soucy will run as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton by-election.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-22T14:03:55.392895
      

unverified The election is part of a federal-level contest.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-22T14:03:55.392895
      

unverified Soucy was previously an elected official.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-22T14:03:55.392895
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

L’ex-députée caquiste Chantal Soucy se présentera au fédéral pour Carney 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-22T13:44:28.136055
    

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': 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)

2026-10-22T13:44:28.131567 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
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    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 592
}

2026-10-22T14:04:06.226706 bias_v2_scored

payload

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