Audit Trail · Article #2489978

Search for missing Whitehorse man enters 4th week with help of volunteers - CBC

Source article ↗ · CBC North · outlet lean: center · owner: CBC/Radio-Canada (public)

published 2026-11-04T00:34:00 · ingested 2026-11-03T19:54:00.352699

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

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

The article does not present a clear bias but leans towards providing factual information with a human interest angle, which is common in news reports about missing persons.

Trigger phrases: search for missing Whitehorse manhelp of volunteers

      computed at 2026-11-03T19:54:00.352699
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 40% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-03T20:03:14.769093-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-03T20:06:41.509022

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-03T20:35:56.578891

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-03T20:03:56.177813

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: YT

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true Search for missing Whitehorse man enters 4th week

The article clearly states that the search has been ongoing for four weeks, which can be verified through official records or updates.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-11-03T20:35:56.578891
      

true Help of volunteers

Volunteers are mentioned as part of the search effort, and this is a common practice in such searches, often supported by local communities.

        E.C.H.O. · 2026-11-03T20:35:56.578891
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Search for missing Whitehorse man enters 4th week with help of volunteers - CBC 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-03T19:54:00.357733
    

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)

2026-11-03T19:54:00.352699 ingested

payload

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    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 14334
}

2026-11-03T20:03:14.769093 bias_v2_scored

payload

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