Audit Trail · Article #2526972

Breaking down the race for conference title game spots in each FBS league

Source article ↗ · Winnipeg Free Press · outlet lean: center · owner: FP Newspapers (independent local) (independent)

published 2026-11-09T00:09:03 · ingested 2026-11-08T19:16:48.408050

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 confidence: 70% vv3

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

      computed at 2026-11-08T19:16:48.408050
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

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

      computed at 2026-11-08T23:03:53.570775-05:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-08T19:22:58.588902

Tier-2 at: —

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-08T19:18:45.903235

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: MB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (3)

unverified A team from a small Midwestern university is vying for the No. 1 seed in its conference

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-08T19:22:58.584856
      

unverified The top-ranked team has a chance to secure home field advantage based on their performance throughout the season

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-08T19:22:58.584856
      

unverified Potential for upsets in major conferences due to strong underdogs

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-11-08T19:22:58.584856
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Breaking down the race for conference title game spots in each FBS league 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-08T19:16:48.419389
    

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)

2026-11-08T19:16:48.408050 ingested

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2026-11-08T23:03:53.570775 bias_v2_scored

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