Audit Trail · Article #2422152

Council votes in favour of Andy Fillmore’s motion on Trick or Streets, but the parties won’t start until next Halloween

Source article ↗ · Halifax Examiner · outlet lean: left · owner: Halifax Examiner Inc (independent)

published 2026-10-27T20:36:35 · ingested 2026-10-27T16:44:17.698300

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article focuses on local municipal politics and does not present a particularly polarizing or biased stance.

Trigger phrases: Andy Fillmore’s motiontrick or streets

      computed at 2026-10-27T16:47:41.272388
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.242 confidence: 35% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-27T16:46:27.775200-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.242

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T16:47:41.272388

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T16:47:41.272388

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-27T16:47:41.272388

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Council votes in favour of Andy Fillmore’s motion on Trick or Streets

This is a factual statement about the outcome of a council vote, which can be verified through official records from City Hall.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-27T16:48:02.675394
      

true Parties won’t start until next Halloween

This is a factual statement about the timing of the Trick or Treat events, which can be verified through official announcements or schedules from City Hall.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-27T16:48:02.675394
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Council votes in favour of Andy Fillmore’s motion on Trick or Streets, but the parties won’t start until next Halloween 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-27T16:44:17.708703
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

Ethics audit pending — C.R.E.E.D. score not available right now. creed-ai.org ↗

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

2026-10-27T16:44:17.698300 ingested

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2026-10-27T16:46:27.775200 bias_v2_scored

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