Audit Trail · Article #2408107

Five takeaways from B.C.’s election

Source article ↗ · The Globe and Mail · outlet lean: center · owner: Globe and Mail Inc. (Woodbridge) (corporate)

published 2026-10-25T13:31:28 · ingested 2026-10-25T10:01:31.725143

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article leans slightly left as it mentions the impact of U.S.-Canada trade tensions on the NDP, a progressive party.

Trigger phrases: U.S.-Canada trade war didn’t help

      computed at 2026-10-25T10:08:27.989884
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.377 confidence: 54% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-25T10:07:47.230929-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.143

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-25T10:08:27.989884

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-25T10:08:27.989884

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-25T10:08:27.989884

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: US

Province: —

Scope: international

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified U.S.-Canada trade war did not help the NDP's fortunes.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-25T10:08:31.828851
      

unverified Conservatives won a majority in B.C. election.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-25T10:08:31.828851
      

unverified Greens gained some of the popular vote.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-25T10:08:31.828851
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Five takeaways from B.C.’s election 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-25T10:01:31.747081
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

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Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-25T10:01:31.725143 ingested

payload

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2026-10-25T10:07:47.230929 bias_v2_scored

payload

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