Audit Trail · Article #2488729

'Sadly, I'm not shocked': Experts, survivor react to hockey sex abuse allegations

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

published 2026-11-03T21:41:16 · ingested 2026-11-03T16:54:20.359403

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

LEFT score: -0.50 vv3

The article focuses on the systemic issues in hockey and abuse, which leans towards a critical perspective.

Trigger phrases: not shockedSadlyindifference

      computed at 2026-11-03T16:54:20.359403
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 36% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-03T17:04:47.424405-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-03T17:08:07.125312

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-03T18:19:02.869445

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-03T17:04:00.525505

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

true 'Sadly, I'm not shocked' said Sheldon Kennedy, a sexual assault survivor who now advocates for victims

The statement aligns with the article and is directly quoted.

        V.E.T. · 2026-11-03T18:19:02.869445
      

true Tyler King, former employee of the Okotoks Oilers has been charged with sexual exploitation.

This information is factually stated in the article based on police reports.

        V.E.T. · 2026-11-03T18:19:02.869445
      

true The investigation began after another worker at the organization tipped off the police agency.

This detail is directly reported by the author and aligns with the timeline of events.

        V.E.T. · 2026-11-03T18:19:02.869445
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

'Sadly, I'm not shocked': Experts, survivor react to hockey sex abuse allegations 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-03T16:54:20.366839
    

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)

2026-11-03T16:54:20.359403 ingested

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2026-11-03T17:04:47.424405 bias_v2_scored

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