Audit Trail · Article #2458153

Anti-AI data centre rally in Aulds Cove finds support among hundreds of passersby

Source article ↗ · Halifax Examiner · outlet lean: left · owner: Halifax Examiner Inc (independent)

published 2026-10-31T14:21:08 · ingested 2026-10-31T10:29:57.326810

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article supports a cause (anti-AI), which might suggest a left-leaning bias.

Trigger phrases: Protectors handed out 300 flyers to drivers

      computed at 2026-10-31T10:31:23.376996
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.317 confidence: 45% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-31T10:55:19.214716-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.058

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-31T10:31:23.376996

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-31T10:31:23.376996

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

unverified Protectors handed out 300 flyers to drivers on Friday.

Rule-based: source_credibility=False, has_stat=True, hedged=False

        heuristic-v1 · 2026-10-31T10:29:57.344755
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Anti-AI data centre rally in Aulds Cove finds support among hundreds of passersby 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-31T10:29:57.337407
    

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)

2026-10-31T10:29:57.326810 ingested

payload

{
  "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": 14337
}

2026-10-31T10:55:19.214716 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.452,
  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.058,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.317
}

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