Audit Trail · Article #2414777

Truro, Colchester County residents transform yards for Halloween

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

published 2026-10-26T17:40:54 · ingested 2026-10-26T13:59:34.859708

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 vv3

The article is fact-based and does not exhibit any clear bias towards a particular viewpoint or group.

Trigger phrases: residents are making their properties unmissableHalloween spirit

      computed at 2026-10-26T13:59:34.859708
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 41% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-26T14:11:30.233379-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-26T14:10:59.729388

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-30T22:04:45.909089

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-26T14:10:59.729388

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Residents in Colchester County transform their yards for Halloween with elaborate decorations.

The article provides examples of various decorative elements and a resident's experience, which aligns with the claim.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-30T22:04:45.909089
      

true Wendy Winsell sets up her display early in September.

The article mentions that she started setting up her display in mid-September to pique interest.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-30T22:04:45.909089
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Truro, Colchester County residents transform yards for Halloween 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-26T13:59:34.865450
    

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)

2026-10-26T13:59:34.859708 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
    "band": "center",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 13771
}

2026-10-26T14:11:30.233379 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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