Audit Trail · Article #2430950

Historical plaques stolen from Nova Scotia parks may be for scrap metal: police

Source article ↗ · Global News · outlet lean: center · owner: Corus Entertainment (corporate)

published 2026-10-28T19:14:48 · ingested 2026-10-28T15:39:50.657633

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 90% vv3

The article presents a neutral stance on the events but includes a statement from police, which might be seen as supportive of local law enforcement.

Trigger phrases: police are investigatingwe want to hear from anyone with information

      computed at 2026-10-28T16:05:39.647136
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.283 confidence: 40% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-28T16:07:03.850595-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.283

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-28T16:09:06.592689

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-29T04:18:49.213524

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-28T16:05:39.647136

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Several historical plaques have been stolen recently possibly to be sold as scrap metal.

The article provides specific instances of theft and mentions the possible motive for recycling.

        T.A.L.O.N. · 2026-10-29T04:18:49.213524
      

true Police are investigating these incidents.

The article cites a news release from the RCMP confirming their involvement in the investigation.

        T.A.L.O.N. · 2026-10-29T04:18:49.213524
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Historical plaques stolen from Nova Scotia parks may be for scrap metal: police 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-28T15:39:50.665605
    

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)

2026-10-28T15:39:50.657633 ingested

payload

{
  "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": 4
}

2026-10-28T16:07:03.850595 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.404,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.283,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.283
}

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