Audit Trail · Article #2436139

Raptors backup point guard Jamal Shead providing leadership on and off the court

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

published 2026-10-29T09:00:06 · ingested 2026-10-29T05:15:56.240214

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article maintains a neutral stance, focusing on factual information about Jamal Shead's role in the team without showing significant bias.

Trigger phrases: providing leadershipbackup point guard

      computed at 2026-10-29T05:15:56.240214
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.256 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-29T05:42:02.355682-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.256

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-29T05:45:50.166041

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-29T06:00:42.204193

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-29T05:42:39.252945

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: MB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Jamal Shead is a backup point guard for the Raptors.

This claim aligns with publicly available information on the Toronto Raptors roster.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-29T06:00:42.204193
      

mixed Shead is providing leadership both on and off the court.

While the article suggests Shead's positive impact, it does not provide verifiable evidence of his leadership qualities beyond his role description.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-29T06:00:42.204193
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Shead providing leadership on and off the court 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-29T05:15:46.617203
    

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)

2026-10-29T05:15:56.240214 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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2026-10-29T05:42:02.355682 bias_v2_scored

payload

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