Audit Trail · Article #2451572

Must-visit houses this Halloween — haunted houses, mazes and more

Source article ↗ · Calgary Herald · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-30T21:24:07 · ingested 2026-10-30T17:29:43.979530

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

The article provides a factual overview of Halloween attractions without expressing any clear bias.

      computed at 2026-10-30T17:29:43.979530
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.273 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-30T17:53:28.321888-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.273

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-30T17:56:21.028224

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-30T18:30:31.226518

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-30T17:52:14.823645

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Dozens of houses across the city are going all-out with their Halloween decor — from inflatables and animatronics to haunted houses and mazes.

The article directly states this, providing a clear overview of the Halloween attractions available.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-30T18:30:31.226518
      

true Trick-or-treating has evolved in recent years, and with fewer people opting to hand out candy, more families are flocking to bigger attractions where they know there’s fun to be had.

The article explains the shift from traditional trick-or-treating to larger Halloween attractions based on observed trends.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-30T18:30:31.226518
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Must-visit houses this Halloween — haunted houses, mazes and more 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-30T17:29:43.986597
    

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)

2026-10-30T17:29:43.979530 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": 13757
}

2026-10-30T17:53:28.321888 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.39,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.273,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.273
}

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