Audit Trail · Article #2543157

Alberta spending $4M on Grey Cup - CTV News

Source article ↗ · CTV News · outlet lean: center · owner: Bell Media (corporate)

published 2026-11-10T23:18:30 · ingested 2026-11-10T18:56:11.468370

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER-LEFT score: -0.30 confidence: 85% vv3

The article presents a straightforward reporting style with minimal editorial framing, but the framing of 'spending $4M on Grey Cup' implies fiscal scrutiny that may resonate with audiences concerned about government expenditures. No overt editorializing is present, but the choice of headline and dollar amount emphasis suggests a slightly critical undertone toward public spending.

Trigger phrases: spending $4MGrey Cup

      computed at 2026-11-10T19:28:00.295835
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

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

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-11-10T19:28:00.295835

Tier-2 at: 2026-11-10T19:28:00.295835

AI analyzed: ✓ at 2026-11-10T19:28:00.295835

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: AB

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (1)

unverified Alberta spent $4 million to secure a spot in the Grey Cup.

        fact_v1 · 2026-11-10T19:28:00.398853
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Alberta spending $4M on Grey Cup - CTV News 2 articles across outlets

      clustered at 2026-11-10T18:56:11.474953
    

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)

2026-11-10T18:56:11.468370 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": 485
}

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