Audit Trail · Article #2523462

IN PHOTO: Sydney rally opposes proposed Cape Breton AI data centre

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

published 2026-11-08T13:26:42 · ingested 2026-11-08T09:09:14.639758

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.20 confidence: 70% vv3

The article presents a single perspective on the protest, which might be seen as biased towards that viewpoint.

Trigger phrases: protestors stand outsidepeacefully — but loudly — demonstrate against

      computed at 2026-11-08T09:09:14.639758
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

RIGHT score: 0.297 confidence: 42% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-11-08T09:21:24.073026-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER RIGHT score: 0.297

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-08T09:17:47.565535

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-08T22:45:11.565233

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-08T09:17:47.565535

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: NS

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (2)

true More than 100 protestors oppose EverWind’s plans for an AI data centre.

The article explicitly states the number of protestors and their opposition to the plan.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-08T22:45:11.565233
      

true Seven simultaneous lunchtime protests occurred around the province.

The article mentions multiple protest locations across Nova Scotia, indicating a widespread reaction to the proposed data centre.

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-08T22:45:11.565233
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

IN PHOTO: Sydney rally opposes proposed Cape Breton AI data centre 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-08T09:09:14.648366
    

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)

2026-11-08T09:09:14.639758 ingested

payload

{
  "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
}

2026-11-08T09:21:24.073026 bias_v2_scored

payload

{
  "confidence": 0.425,
  "ensemble_band": "center-right",
  "ensemble_score": 0.297,
  "label": "right",
  "model": "valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3",
  "score": 0.297
}

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