Audit Trail · Article #2460809

Oilers beat the Islanders 4-0 as McDavid extends assist streak

Source article ↗ · The Globe and Mail · outlet lean: center · owner: Globe and Mail Inc. (Woodbridge) (corporate)

published 2026-10-31T21:39:22 · ingested 2026-10-31T17:59:40.236074

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 vv3

The article focuses on the sports performance and does not include political or social commentary that would skew its bias significantly.

Trigger phrases: Connor McDavidEdmonton Oilers

      computed at 2026-10-31T18:05:28.014099
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-31T18:05:57.711840-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-31T18:05:28.014099

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-31T18:05:28.014099

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-31T18:05:28.014099

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true McDavid extended his NHL-record season-opening assist streak to 14 games

The article directly states this fact without providing additional context or evidence, suggesting it is based on official NHL records.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-31T18:04:44.615947
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Connor McDavid extends his assist streak to 14 games as the Oilers beat the Islanders 4-0 3 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-31T16:59:45.187772
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-10-31T17:59:40.236074 ingested

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2026-10-31T18:05:57.711840 bias_v2_scored

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