Audit Trail · Article #2438044

KOC makes coats for kids donation

Source article ↗ · SaltWire Network · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) (corporate)

published 2026-10-29T13:14:08 · ingested 2026-10-29T09:46:04.675691

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.20 vv3

The article is a straightforward news report without any evident bias towards liberal or conservative views.

Trigger phrases: Knights of ColumbusSociety St. Vincent de Paul

      computed at 2026-10-29T09:46:04.675691
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 44% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-29T10:11:31.751722-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-29T10:00:34.126426

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-29T10:31:48.451377

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Members of the Knights of Columbus made a donation of coats to the Society St. Vincent de Paul for distribution to those in need.

The article details the event and provides names of participants, which lends credibility.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-29T10:31:48.451377
      

true This is an annual Coats for Kids drive by the Knights of Columbus across North America.

The article explicitly states that this is a recurring event.

        P.R.O.O.F. · 2026-10-29T10:31:48.451377
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

KOC makes coats for kids donation 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-29T09:46:04.686685
    

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)

2026-10-29T09:46:04.675691 ingested

payload

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  "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": 13771
}

2026-10-29T10:11:31.751722 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "confidence": 0.439,
  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.0
}

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