Audit Trail · Article #2486990

Biased survey on lifting the shale gas moratorium

Source article ↗ · NB Media Co-op · outlet lean: left · owner: NB Media Co-op (non_profit)

published 2026-11-03T17:06:23 · ingested 2026-11-03T12:23:55.402933

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -0.60 confidence: 85% vv3

The article highlights biases in the government's survey, suggesting a lack of objectivity and academic rigor.

Trigger phrases: biasedproblematicacademic experts

      computed at 2026-11-03T12:23:55.402933
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.410 confidence: 58% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-03T12:42:55.168420-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.410

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-03T12:46:30.573803

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-03T13:25:35.072404

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-03T12:46:30.573803

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true The government launched a survey on ‘natural gas development’ in New Brunswick as part of its public review process.

The article directly states this fact, which is straightforward and verifiable.

        A.X.I.O.M. · 2026-11-03T13:25:35.072404
      

true Experts believe the survey has issues that indicate bias.

The article explicitly mentions the concerns of independent academic experts regarding the survey's methodology and discourse analysis.

        A.X.I.O.M. · 2026-11-03T13:25:35.072404
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Biased survey on lifting the shale gas moratorium 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-03T12:23:55.409391
    

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)

2026-11-03T12:23:55.402933 ingested

payload

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    "signal_detected": false
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2026-11-03T12:42:55.168420 bias_v2_scored

payload

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