Audit Trail · Article #2484067

How a New Brunswick island is caught in the middle of the Canada-U.S. trade war

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

published 2026-11-03T10:00:05 · ingested 2026-11-03T05:23:29.254293

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

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

The article presents a neutral stance on the trade war but highlights the inconvenience faced by residents of Campobello Island, which may be seen as slightly negative.

Trigger phrases: caught in the middledifficult situation

      computed at 2026-11-03T05:23:29.254293
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

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

      computed at 2026-11-03T05:52:13.472971-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-03T05:51:03.472928

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-03T06:04:33.679693

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-03T05:51:03.472928

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Campobello Island is cut off by road from the rest of Canada, with its only bridge leading to the United States.

The article provides specific details about the geography and infrastructure of Campobello Island.

        R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-11-03T06:04:33.679693
      

true Residents must cross an international border for basic necessities like gas and groceries.

The article includes quotes from residents who describe their daily routines involving border crossings.

        R.A.N.G.E.R. · 2026-11-03T06:04:33.679693
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

How a New Brunswick island is caught in the middle of the Canada-U.S. trade war 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-03T05:23:29.336979
    

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)

2026-11-03T05:23:29.254293 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
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    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 4
}

2026-11-03T05:52:13.472971 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center",
  "ensemble_score": 0.0,
  "label": "center",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.0
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