Audit Trail · Article #2478410

All-day fog a rare occurrence for Edmonton: ECCC meteorologist

Source article ↗ · Edmonton Journal · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-11-02T20:52:38 · ingested 2026-11-02T16:23:38.242138

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

The article provides factual information without expressing a clear bias or opinion.

      computed at 2026-11-02T16:50:46.071216
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 63% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-02T16:47:13.779098-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-02T16:50:50.072371

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-02T17:36:03.183388

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-02T16:50:46.071216

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true All-day fog is a rare occurrence for Edmonton.

The meteorologist confirms this and explains the unique weather conditions that led to it.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-02T17:36:03.183388
      

true Fog caused significant disruptions, including flight cancellations.

The article mentions 36 flight cancellations and delays at Edmonton International Airport due to the fog.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-02T17:36:03.183388
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

All-day fog a rare occurrence for Edmonton: ECCC meteorologist 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-02T16:23:38.258717
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-11-02T16:23:38.242138 ingested

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2026-11-02T16:47:13.779098 bias_v2_scored

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