Audit Trail · Article #2392506

Raccoon rabies continues to spread in Quebec as government reports third infected cat

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

published 2026-10-22T19:21:58 · ingested 2026-10-22T15:49:01.300558

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 confidence: 95% vv3

The article provides factual information without evident bias towards a particular stance or viewpoint.

      computed at 2026-10-22T15:49:01.300558
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.291 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-22T15:52:53.031486-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.291

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-22T15:51:56.336147

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-02T17:47:20.827302

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-22T15:51:52.531916

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Raccoon rabies continues to spread in Quebec

This claim is directly supported by the statement from government reports.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-11-02T17:47:20.827302
      

true Government reports third infected cat

The article explicitly mentions that the government has reported a third infected cat, which aligns with the factual content presented.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-11-02T17:47:20.827302
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Raccoon rabies continues to spread in Quebec as government reports third infected cat 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-22T15:49:01.319434
    

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)

2026-10-22T15:49:01.300558 ingested

payload

{
  "bias": {
    "band": "center",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 13761
}

2026-10-22T15:52:53.031486 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.416,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.291,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.291
}

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