Audit Trail · Article #2427571

Scream, one of Edmonton's premiere EDM events, has seen huge growth over 25-plus years

Source article ↗ · Edmonton Journal · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-28T11:00:23 · ingested 2026-10-28T07:21:13.306698

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article presents the growth and evolution of a long-standing event, which may be seen as favorable to the organizers or city.

Trigger phrases: huge growthnow 27-year-old EDM focused Halloweeen festival

      computed at 2026-10-28T07:21:13.306698
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.256 confidence: 37% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-28T07:28:29.198631-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.256

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-28T07:27:45.198389

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-28T07:53:21.437629

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-28T07:27:45.198389

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Scream has been running for over 25 years and is now a major event in Edmonton's calendar.

The article directly states the duration of Scream and its significance as an EDM event.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-28T07:53:21.437629
      

true Promoting the event has evolved significantly from manual flyer distribution to modern methods.

Viet Nguyen's statement describes a change in promotional tactics over time, indicating evolution in marketing strategies.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-28T07:53:21.437629
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Scream, one of Edmonton's premiere EDM events, has seen huge growth over 25-plus years 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-28T07:21:13.313488
    

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)

2026-10-28T07:21:13.306698 ingested

payload

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    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
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    "signal_detected": false
  },
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2026-10-28T07:28:29.198631 bias_v2_scored

payload

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