Audit Trail · Article #2494365

Visant la mairie de Québec, Stéphane Lachance ne veut pas avoir l’air d’un «fou furieux»

Source article ↗ · Le Journal de Montréal · outlet lean: right · owner: Quebecor (corporate)

published 2026-11-03T21:37:57 · ingested 2026-11-04T07:23:48.211116

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: -0.20 confidence: 85% vv3

The article presents a balanced view without strong bias towards either side, focusing on the political strategy of Stéphane Lachance.

Trigger phrases: souhaite faire preuve de retenuene veut pas avoir l’air d’un «fou furieux»

      computed at 2026-11-04T07:35:48.871157
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.298 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-04T07:30:27.389225-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.298

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-04T07:41:25.172658

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-04T07:41:25.172658

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-04T07:35:48.871157

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: QC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

true Le chef de l’opposition officielle à la Ville de Québec, Stéphane Lachance, souhaite faire preuve de retenue plutôt que de «critiquer pour critiquer».

The statement attributes a specific opinion to a named individual (Stéphane Lachance) in an official capacity as the leader of the opposition for the City of Quebec. There is no external evidence needed to verify this claim, and it does not contain any unverifiable assertions.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-04T07:41:25.169915
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Visant la mairie de Québec, Stéphane Lachance ne veut pas avoir l’air d’un «fou furieux» 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-04T07:23:48.214998
    

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)

2026-11-04T07:23:48.211116 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": 13765
}

2026-11-04T07:30:27.389225 bias_v2_scored

payload

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  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
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  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
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