Audit Trail · Article #2416465

Banged-up 49ers limp into their bye week after a 29-20 loss to the Falcons

Source article ↗ · Winnipeg Free Press · outlet lean: center · owner: FP Newspapers (independent local) (independent)

published 2026-10-26T23:26:14 · ingested 2026-10-26T19:51:49.447319

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article uses neutral language but emphasizes the struggles of the team, which could subtly influence readers towards a more negative perception.

Trigger phrases: banged-uplimp into

      computed at 2026-10-26T19:51:49.447319
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 44% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-26T20:07:46.671244-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-26T20:25:44.692970

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-29T05:36:48.212119

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-26T20:20:59.162910

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: MB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true The 49ers lost to the Falcons with a score of 29-20

This is directly stated in the article and no external information is needed to verify it.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-29T05:36:48.212119
      

true The 49ers are described as 'banged-up', implying injuries or poor condition of players.

The phrase 'banged-up' is used within the article, providing evidence that players are in poor condition.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-29T05:36:48.212119
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Banged-up 49ers limp into their bye week after a 29-20 loss to the Falcons 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-26T19:51:49.453766
    

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)

2026-10-26T19:51:49.447319 ingested

payload

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    "signal_detected": false
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2026-10-26T20:07:46.671244 bias_v2_scored

payload

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