Audit Trail · Article #2508253

SFU researchers warn of dangers with AI chatbots giving misleading references for health advice

Source article ↗ · Vancouver Sun · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-11-06T13:00:26 · ingested 2026-11-06T08:13:03.025582

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

triggers: researchers(+0.00×3)

      computed at 2026-11-06T08:13:03.025582
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 48% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-06T11:10:57.667343-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-08T21:42:18.191828

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: BC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

unverified 'There's a big difference between Health Canada and a business that is trying to sell you a product.' says lead researcher Jeremy Snyder.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-08T21:42:18.189876
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

SFU researchers warn of dangers with AI chatbots giving misleading references for health advice 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-06T08:13:03.035460
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

overall grade

100.0

By Category

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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)

2026-11-06T08:13:03.025582 ingested

payload

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2026-11-06T11:10:57.667343 bias_v2_scored

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