Audit Trail · Article #2415126

I tried the brand Quince: Here’s what’s worth adding to your cart

Source article ↗ · Global News · outlet lean: center · owner: Corus Entertainment (corporate)

published 2026-10-26T19:27:10 · ingested 2026-10-26T15:33:39.271454

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 vv3

The article presents an unbiased view from a consumer's perspective, providing honest product evaluations and recommendations without overtly positive or negative bias.

Trigger phrases: tried the brand Quinceworth adding to your cartsign me up

      computed at 2026-10-26T16:17:50.490699
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 74% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-26T16:14:51.791307-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-26T16:17:50.490699

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-26T16:17:50.490699

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-26T16:17:50.490699

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Founded in 2018, the San Francisco-based brand built its business around a simple idea: premium materials and classic designs shouldn't come with traditional luxury markups.

Rule-based: source_credibility=True, has_stat=True, hedged=False

        heuristic-v1 · 2026-10-26T15:33:39.292638
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

I tried the brand Quince: Here’s what’s worth adding to your cart 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-26T15:33:39.283936
    

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)

2026-10-26T15:33:39.271454 ingested

payload

{
  "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": 4
}

2026-10-26T16:14:51.791307 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.744,
  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.0
}

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