Audit Trail · Article #2432190

Major nuclear firm urges Ottawa’s neutrality as demand for clean energy soars

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

published 2026-10-28T22:10:27 · ingested 2026-10-28T18:28:21.521876

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article presents a balanced view by reporting on the stance of a major nuclear firm without taking a strong position.

Trigger phrases: major nuclear firmurges Ottawa’s neutrality

      computed at 2026-10-28T18:28:21.521876
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 68% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-28T18:51:31.845683-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.500

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-28T18:31:53.792229

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-28T19:05:59.621857

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-28T18:45:47.415709

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Major nuclear firm urges Ottawa’s neutrality as demand for clean energy soars

The title and body of the article clearly state this claim.

        C.H.E.C.K. · 2026-10-28T19:05:59.621857
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Major nuclear firm urges Ottawa’s neutrality as demand for clean energy soars 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-28T18:28:21.528953
    

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)

2026-10-28T18:28:21.521876 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
    "band": "left",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: clean energy(-0.20\u00d73)",
    "score": -1.0,
    "signal_detected": true
  },
  "source_id": 13761
}

2026-10-28T18:51:31.845683 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.68,
  "ensemble_band": "center-left",
  "ensemble_score": -0.5,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.0
}

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