Audit Trail · Article #2393226

NWT’s $375M conservation trust reports back on spending for first time

Source article ↗ · Cabin Radio · outlet lean: center · owner: Cabin Radio Ltd (independent)

published 2026-10-22T21:22:44 · ingested 2026-10-22T17:24:19.074951

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article provides details about the trust's spending and impact, which is informative but leans towards a positive portrayal of the project’s outcomes.

Trigger phrases: Indigenous Guardian programsjob opportunitiescultural significance

      computed at 2026-10-22T17:24:19.074951
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.270 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-22T17:33:28.735704-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.270

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-22T17:33:23.704032

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-01T23:47:55.308908

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NT

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true More than half of the $18.4 million distributed by the Our Land for the Future Trust in its first year went toward Indigenous Guardian programs across the Northwest Territories.

The article clearly states this figure and provides context about how the funding was allocated.

        F.A.C.T.O.I.D. · 2026-11-01T23:47:55.308908
      

mixed The investments are expected to create job opportunities in northern communities.

While the trust mentions job creation, it does not provide specific numbers or confirmations of such outcomes yet.

        F.A.C.T.O.I.D. · 2026-11-01T23:47:55.308908
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

NWT’s $375M conservation trust reports back on spending for first time 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-22T17:24:19.081885
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-10-22T17:24:19.074951 ingested

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2026-10-22T17:33:28.735704 bias_v2_scored

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