Audit Trail · Article #2442023

Ottawa continue d’évaluer sa commande de F-35

Source article ↗ · Le Devoir · outlet lean: center-left · owner: Le Devoir (independent co-op) (non_profit)

published 2026-10-29T22:06:53 · ingested 2026-10-29T18:30:08.341975

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 vv3

The article focuses on government decision-making and potential industrial impacts, suggesting a moderate left-leaning perspective.

Trigger phrases: ministre de la Défensegouvernement fédéralretombées industrielles

      computed at 2026-10-29T19:07:59.255087
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.265 confidence: 38% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-29T18:37:06.111799-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.265

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-29T19:07:59.255087

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-29T19:07:59.255087

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-29T19:07:59.255087

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: ON

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified Ottawa continues to evaluate its purchase of F-35 jets.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-29T19:07:59.329282
      

unverified The Canadian Air Force received their first two Lockheed Martin F-35s at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona last week.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-29T19:07:59.329282
      

unverified David McGuinty, the Minister of Defence, stated that the government is taking all necessary time to examine every factor involved, including industrial impacts and new autonomous air systems capable of flying alongside fighter jets.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-29T19:07:59.329282
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Ottawa continue d’évaluer sa commande de F-35 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-29T18:30:08.413619
    

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)

2026-10-29T18:30:08.341975 ingested

payload

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    "signal_detected": false
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2026-10-29T18:37:06.111799 bias_v2_scored

payload

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