Audit Trail · Article #2408325

Ontario band with N.S. roots touring Maritimes this November

Source article ↗ · SaltWire Network · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) (corporate)

published 2026-10-25T14:18:11 · ingested 2026-10-25T10:31:38.785594

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article provides positive information about the band's project and its connection to Canadian poet Alden Nowlan, which could be seen as promoting cultural heritage.

Trigger phrases: inspired bylong-running project

      computed at 2026-10-25T10:36:17.727193
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-25T10:35:49.735252-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-25T10:36:17.727193

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-25T10:36:17.727193

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-25T10:36:17.727193

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified Stranger Still is an Ontario-based band formed by Pete Johnston.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-25T10:36:23.030814
      

unverified Pete Johnston set Canadian poet Alden Nowlan's words to music for his project Stranger Still.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-25T10:36:23.030814
      

unverified The album was inspired by the works of Canadian poet Alden Nowlan.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-25T10:36:23.030814
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Ontario band with N.S. roots touring Maritimes this November 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-25T10:31:38.793967
    

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)

2026-10-25T10:31:38.785594 ingested

payload

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    "signal_detected": false
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2026-10-25T10:35:49.735252 bias_v2_scored

payload

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