Audit Trail · Article #2410339

So close it hurts: Calgary Stampeders left outside their own Grey Cup party

Source article ↗ · Calgary Herald · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-25T21:11:20 · ingested 2026-10-25T17:42:51.479941

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.50 vv3

The article presents a sympathetic view towards the Calgary Stampeders, highlighting their disappointment and efforts without offering an opposing perspective.

Trigger phrases: disappointedtough night

      computed at 2026-10-25T17:42:51.479941
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.316 confidence: 45% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-25T17:45:08.927901-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.316

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-25T17:45:16.837033

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-31T07:42:24.842948

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true Calgary Stampeders missed the post-season.

The article states that they fell short of playoff paydirt and were reduced to being fans for their own Grey Cup celebration.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-31T07:42:24.842948
      

true The Stampeders had a 9-9 Canadian Football League campaign.

This is directly stated in the article: 'The reality is the Stampeders themselves didn't win enough on the campaign.'

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-31T07:42:24.842948
      

true Vernon Adams Jr. mentioned they can't just rely on others to secure their playoff spot.

Adams Jr. said, 'We can’t sit here and just say, ‘Oh no, they didn’t win for us.''

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-31T07:42:24.842948
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

So close it hurts: Calgary Stampeders left outside their own Grey Cup party 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-25T17:42:51.490424
    

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)

2026-10-25T17:42:51.479941 ingested

payload

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    "signal_detected": false
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2026-10-25T17:45:08.927901 bias_v2_scored

payload

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