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Thousands join Mary, 'queen of socks' to deliver item of highest need to shelters in HRM

Source article ↗ · SaltWire Network · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) (corporate)
published 2026-10-27T10:00:45 · ingested 2026-10-27T07:18:16.484450
Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.
CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 vv3
The article focuses on a community-driven initiative that addresses social issues, which is generally viewed favorably by left-leaning media.
Trigger phrases: queen of sockscommunity-driven
computed at 2026-10-27T07:31:43.814084
ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)
CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3
computed at 2026-10-27T07:31:52.525394-04:00
Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)
CENTER score: 0.000
Analysis Tier
Tier: quick_v1+full
Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T07:40:12.378913
Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T08:42:17.181743
AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-27T07:31:43.814084
Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.
Country: CA
Province: NS
Scope: provincial
Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)
true Mary Crosby's Socks for Shelters campaign has grown from an initial goal of 100 pairs to over 16,000 people in the group and 100,000 pairs distributed.
The article provides specific numbers and dates that align with Crosby's statements.
R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-10-27T08:42:17.181743
true The campaign aims to collect 25,000 pairs of socks in 2026 for distribution to shelters.
Crosby explicitly stated this goal within the article.
R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-10-27T08:42:17.181743
Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.
Thousands join Mary, 'queen of socks' to deliver item of highest need to shelters in HRM 1 article across outlets
clustered at 2026-10-27T07:18:16.490240
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)
  1. 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
}
  2. bias_v2_scored
    payload 
    {
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  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
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