Audit Trail · Article #2413272

FIRST READING: Fifteen days, fifteen identity-based criminal sentences

Source article ↗ · National Post · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-26T10:38:35 · ingested 2026-10-26T06:52:04.812322

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -0.60 confidence: 85% vv3

The article highlights a systemic issue in the criminal justice system, suggesting racial biases leading to reduced sentences based on race.

Trigger phrases: every dayrace

      computed at 2026-10-26T07:03:22.434975
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 34% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-26T07:01:59.727871-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-26T07:03:22.434975

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-26T07:03:22.434975

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-26T07:03:22.434975

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

unverified Roughly every day, a Canadian criminal is receiving a reduced sentence due to their race.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-26T07:03:34.507598
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

FIRST READING: Fifteen days, fifteen identity-based criminal sentences 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-26T06:52:04.824106
    

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)

2026-10-26T06:52:04.812322 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
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    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 487
}

2026-10-26T07:01:59.727871 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.0
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