Audit Trail · Article #2431034

Opinion: Logging is keeping Alberta's mountain caribou from migrating and at risk of extinction

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

published 2026-10-28T19:30:25 · ingested 2026-10-28T15:39:58.457582

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.40 confidence: 80% vv3

The article focuses on the negative impact of logging on caribou migration and highlights the environmental issue, which is a common stance taken by left-leaning media.

Trigger phrases: loggingcaribou from migratingat risk of extinction

      computed at 2026-10-28T15:39:58.457582
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.245 confidence: 35% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-28T16:05:27.645017-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.245

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-28T16:08:16.271258

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-28T16:44:35.731963

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-28T16:08:16.271258

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Logging is keeping Alberta's mountain caribou from migrating and at risk of extinction

The claim is supported by the article's content, which discusses the negative effects of logging on caribou migration patterns.

        V.E.T. · 2026-10-28T16:44:35.731963
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Opinion: Logging is keeping Alberta's mountain caribou from migrating and at risk of extinction 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-28T15:39:58.468851
    

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)

2026-10-28T15:39:58.457582 ingested

payload

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2026-10-28T16:05:27.645017 bias_v2_scored

payload

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