Audit Trail · Article #2474264

Scary smiles: Editorial cartoons from the past week

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

published 2026-11-02T11:12:47 · ingested 2026-11-02T06:32:08.363689

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 90% vv3

The editorial review is neutral in tone and focuses on the publication of cartoons, avoiding strong political or ideological positions.

Trigger phrases: editorial cartoonistsscary topics

      computed at 2026-11-02T08:12:29.215030
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.295 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-02T08:09:49.719829-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.295

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-02T08:13:38.120982

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-02T10:47:08.851363

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Halloween week inspired editorial cartoons addressing scary topics.

The article explicitly states that the cartoons were created for Halloween and cover various 'scary' subjects.

        C.O.N.D.U.I.T. · 2026-11-02T10:47:08.851363
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Scary smiles: Editorial cartoons from the past week 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-02T06:32:08.377106
    

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)

2026-11-02T06:32:08.363689 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
}

2026-11-02T08:09:49.719829 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
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  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
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}

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