Audit Trail · Article #2502599

Chinese tariff suspension on lobster extended through 2028

Source article ↗ · SaltWire Network · outlet lean: center · owner: Postmedia (ex-SaltWire, 2024) (corporate)

published 2026-11-05T13:39:24 · ingested 2026-11-05T09:15:25.925798

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

triggers: none — NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)

      computed at 2026-11-05T09:15:25.925798
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

ML scoring pending — backlog worker processes ~50 articles per ingest cycle.

Analysis Tier

Tier: pending

Tier-1 at: —

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CN

Province: —

Scope: international

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified The suspension of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian lobsters going into China, which was due to expire on Dec

Rule-based: source_credibility=False, has_stat=True, hedged=False

        heuristic-v1 · 2026-11-05T09:15:25.942032
      

unverified 31, has been extended by two years

Rule-based: source_credibility=False, has_stat=True, hedged=False

        heuristic-v1 · 2026-11-05T09:15:25.942032
      

unverified “Overall, there is a great sigh of relief across the industry,” said Kris Vascotto, executive director of […]

Rule-based: source_credibility=False, has_stat=False, hedged=True

        heuristic-v1 · 2026-11-05T09:15:25.942032
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Chinese tariff suspension on lobster extended through 2028 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-05T09:15:25.933346
    

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 (1 event)

2026-11-05T09:15:25.925798 ingested

payload

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  "bias": {
    "band": "center",
    "heuristic_version": "v3",
    "rationale": "triggers: none \u2014 NO SIGNAL DETECTED (not a centrist finding)",
    "score": 0.0,
    "signal_detected": false
  },
  "source_id": 13771
}

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