Audit Trail · Article #2476567

Canadian police urge caution after reports of tampered Halloween candy

Source article ↗ · Global News · outlet lean: center · owner: Corus Entertainment (corporate)

published 2026-11-02T17:19:27 · ingested 2026-11-02T12:23:29.390795

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 85% vv3

The article is neutral in tone and does not express any political or ideological stance.

      computed at 2026-11-02T12:23:29.390795
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.250 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-02T12:52:13.772529-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.025

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-02T12:29:40.886452

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-02T12:34:22.441076

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: —

Province: —

Scope: unmappable

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Police across Canada are urging caution after several reports of families finding tampered Halloween candy.

The claim is directly stated in the article and provides factual information.

        V.E.T. · 2026-11-02T12:34:22.441076
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Quebec police urge vigilance after reports of sharp objects in Halloween candy 5 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-02T11:23:40.678766
    

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)

2026-11-02T12:23:29.390795 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": 4
}

2026-11-02T12:52:13.772529 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.025,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
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