Audit Trail · Article #2444521

Les coulisses de «la guerre des tuques» et d’une campagne de dons de 143 000 $ à Québec

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

published 2026-10-30T04:00:00 · ingested 2026-10-30T00:29:43.426076

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.40 confidence: 85% vv3

The article focuses on a political incident involving Bruno Marchand, the mayor of Quebec, and presents it from his perspective as a response to a hostile environment.

Trigger phrases: guerre des tuquesdons de 143 000 $viraleremue-méninges

      computed at 2026-10-30T01:01:13.462848
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.277 confidence: 40% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-30T00:56:18.615475-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.277

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-30T01:02:50.246582

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-30T01:37:05.738393

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-30T01:01:13.462848

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true Bruno Marchand launched a campaign in response to insults directed at him.

The article provides details of an insult and the mayor's subsequent response.

        R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-10-30T01:37:05.738393
      

true A viral campaign was initiated to raise over 143,000 $ for a homeless shelter in Quebec.

The article states this exact amount as part of the campaign's fundraising efforts.

        R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-10-30T01:37:05.738393
      

true Marchand and his team devised a strategy to turn a negative situation into a positive one.

The article describes Marchand’s team working on a 'remue-méninges' (brainstorm) to change the situation.

        R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-10-30T01:37:05.738393
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Les coulisses de «la guerre des tuques» et d’une campagne de dons de 143 000 $ à Québec 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-30T00:29:43.532760
    

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)

2026-10-30T00:29:43.426076 ingested

payload

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    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
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}

2026-10-30T00:56:18.615475 bias_v2_scored

payload

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