Audit Trail · Article #2421831

Here are the new trustees for Ottawa's four school boards

Source article ↗ · Ottawa Citizen · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-27T19:38:24 · ingested 2026-10-27T16:08:17.070694

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

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

The article provides factual information without evident bias but leans towards neutral to slightly left-of-center by highlighting the local governance aspect and mentioning trustees' re-election, which can be seen as a focus on community involvement.

Trigger phrases: Ottawa voters electedlocal governance

      computed at 2026-10-27T16:24:20.472893
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.314 confidence: 45% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-27T16:22:30.076449-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.314

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T16:24:34.055716

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T17:51:41.025737

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-27T16:24:20.472893

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Trustees will serve a four-year term like the mayor and councillors.

The article explicitly states this information.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T17:51:41.025737
      

true All twelve zones were contested in the election for OCDSB trustees.

The article mentions that all 12 zones were contested and elected a dozen trustees.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T17:51:41.025737
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Here are the new trustees for Ottawa's four school boards 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-27T16:08:17.077045
    

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)

2026-10-27T16:08:17.070694 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": 595
}

2026-10-27T16:22:30.076449 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
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