Audit Trail · Article #2460839

Maryland takes Illinois down to the wire, but falls 20-17 in front of 27,207 in College Park

Source article ↗ · Winnipeg Free Press · outlet lean: center · owner: FP Newspapers (independent local) (independent)

published 2026-10-31T21:29:48 · ingested 2026-10-31T17:59:48.210488

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

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

The article presents factual information without overt bias, but there is a slight emphasis on the loss which could be seen as slightly negative.

Trigger phrases: fallsdown to the wire

      computed at 2026-10-31T17:59:48.210488
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

LEFT score: -0.275 confidence: 39% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-31T18:05:04.322666-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER LEFT score: -0.275

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-31T18:06:31.287485

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-31T18:21:36.323625

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-10-31T18:06:31.287485

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: MB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Maryland takes Illinois down to the wire

The game is described as going into the final moments, which aligns with the phrase 'down to the wire'.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-31T18:21:36.323625
      

true but falls 20-17 in front of 27,207 in College Park

The score and attendance are specific details that can be verified through official game records.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-10-31T18:21:36.323625
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Maryland takes Illinois down to the wire, but falls 20-17 in front of 27,207 in College Park 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-31T17:59:48.219884
    

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)

2026-10-31T17:59:48.210488 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": 13761
}

2026-10-31T18:05:04.322666 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "confidence": 0.393,
  "ensemble_band": "center-left",
  "ensemble_score": -0.275,
  "label": "left",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": -0.275
}

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