Audit Trail · Article #2421420

Pilot whale found on Cape Breton harbour shore

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

published 2026-10-27T17:48:27 · ingested 2026-10-27T14:46:11.894668

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 confidence: 90% vv3

The article presents factual information without evident bias, providing both sides of the issue equally.

      computed at 2026-10-27T14:58:47.369421
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 49% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-27T15:00:39.677576-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T15:03:47.935300

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T22:10:11.508957

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true A pilot whale washed up on a beach in Cheticamp last week.

The author provides details and evidence from Susan Beaton, who witnessed the event. The Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) was involved in collecting the animal.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-10-27T22:10:11.508957
      

true Multiple people reported the sighting to marine and natural resources.

The article mentions that several individuals reacted after seeing Beaton's post on Facebook, indicating a community response.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-10-27T22:10:11.508957
      

mixed The cause of death is under investigation by MARS.

While the article states that an necropsy was planned to determine the cause of death, no definitive conclusion is provided in the text.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-10-27T22:10:11.508957
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Pilot whale found on Cape Breton harbour shore 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-27T14:46:11.903062
    

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': 2, 'grade': 'A+', 'note': 'below minimum volume (2 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 · 2 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-27T14:46:11.894668 ingested

payload

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2026-10-27T15:00:39.677576 bias_v2_scored

payload

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