Audit Trail · Article #2419554

Diesel, furnace oil prices increase in P.E.I. Oct. 27, 2026

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

published 2026-10-27T10:19:38 · ingested 2026-10-27T07:18:16.210904

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 90% vv3

The article is a straightforward report on price changes, which does not include any subjective opinions or biases.

      computed at 2026-10-27T07:18:16.210904
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.271 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-27T07:32:37.374861-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.271

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T07:32:30.971879

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T08:44:04.223635

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-27T07:32:30.971879

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true There were no changes to gas prices overnight.

The article explicitly states this fact.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T08:44:04.223635
      

true Diesel and furnace oil prices increased by specific amounts after the IRAC adjustment.

The article provides exact figures for the price increases of diesel (5.5 cents per litre) and furnace oil (3.5 cents per litre).

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T08:44:04.223635
      

true The effective date for these changes is October 27, 2026.

The article clearly states the effective time as 'Effective 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 27, 2026.'

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T08:44:04.223635
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Diesel, furnace oil prices increase in P.E.I. Oct. 27, 2026 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-27T07:18:16.225716
    

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)

2026-10-27T07:18:16.210904 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": 13771
}

2026-10-27T07:32:37.374861 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "confidence": 0.387,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.271,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.271
}

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