Audit Trail · Article #2458387

Liberals name candidate in Brantford as byelections call expected soon

Source article ↗ · iPolitics · outlet lean: center · owner: iPolitics Inc. (independent)

published 2026-10-31T15:25:15 · ingested 2026-10-31T11:29:41.316487

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 80% vv3

The article focuses on a Liberal candidate, which may indicate a preference for the party.

Trigger phrases: Liberal candidate

      computed at 2026-10-31T11:29:41.316487
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.304 confidence: 44% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-31T11:51:54.613301-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.252

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-31T11:34:05.887937

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-31T11:36:56.834727

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-31T11:34:05.890336

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Joy O'Donnell will stand as the Liberal candidate

The article directly states this information without requiring external verification.

        T.A.L.O.N. · 2026-10-31T11:36:56.834727
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Liberals name candidate in Brantford as byelections call expected soon 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-31T11:29:41.329192
    

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)

2026-10-31T11:29:41.316487 ingested

payload

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    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: liberals(-0.20\u00d73), liberal(-0.15\u00d71)",
    "score": -1.0,
    "signal_detected": true
  },
  "source_id": 489
}

2026-10-31T11:51:54.613301 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-left",
  "ensemble_score": -0.252,
  "label": "left",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": -0.304
}

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