Audit Trail · Article #2422725

Even with early Game 6 tipoff on Thursday, Valkyries are confident fans will find a way to watch

Source article ↗ · Winnipeg Free Press · outlet lean: center · owner: FP Newspapers (independent local) (independent)

published 2026-10-27T22:19:46 · ingested 2026-10-27T18:39:56.476466

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 85% vv3

The article maintains a neutral stance but subtly expresses concern about potential impact on fan attendance, which could be seen as a mild negative bias.

Trigger phrases: confident fans will find a way to watchearly Game 6 tipoff on Thursday

      computed at 2026-10-27T18:39:56.476466
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 48% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-27T18:52:13.510635-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-27T19:40:59.928770

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-27T20:15:06.924704

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-27T19:40:59.928770

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: MB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Valkyries are confident fans will find a way to watch the game despite the early start time.

The article quotes Valkyries expressing confidence, indicating this claim is based on their statement.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T20:15:06.924704
      

true Game 6 has an early tipoff on Thursday.

This information is stated factually in the article and does not require external verification.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-27T20:15:06.924704
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Even with early Game 6 tipoff on Thursday, Valkyries are confident fans will find a way to watch 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-27T18:39:56.482611
    

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)

2026-10-27T18:39:56.476466 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": 13761
}

2026-10-27T18:52:13.510635 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center",
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