[
  {
    "claim": "Brodie leaves possible election cooperation open",
    "finding": "Supported as her stated position in the episode",
    "timestamps": [
      "09:50–11:14",
      "27:10–29:09"
    ],
    "sources": [
      "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7JPU9r21ow"
    ],
    "limit": "Conditional intent, not a signed agreement, merger, candidate allocation or electoral guarantee."
  },
  {
    "claim": "OneBC plans to grow membership, contest ridings and expand policy detail",
    "finding": "Supported as party plans stated by the hosts",
    "timestamps": [
      "25:08–26:23",
      "28:38–29:09"
    ],
    "sources": [
      "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7JPU9r21ow",
      "https://1bc.ca/priorities"
    ],
    "limit": "Not audited membership/candidate totals or completed outcomes. Event logistics and property-value claims not verified here."
  },
  {
    "claim": "Streaming party meetings",
    "finding": "Brodie raises the idea in the episode",
    "timestamps": [
      "29:28–29:37"
    ],
    "sources": [
      "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7JPU9r21ow"
    ],
    "limit": "No assertion that this practice is already implemented."
  },
  {
    "claim": "Findlay resigned and Doerkson became interim Conservative leader",
    "finding": "Independently reported; current role corroborated by official party profile",
    "sources": [
      "https://globalnews.ca/news/12066815/b-c-conservatives-findlay-resigns-interim-leader-named-ahead-of-potential-election/",
      "https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/22/new-b-c-conservative-leader-doerkson-to-appear-with-caucus-amid-election-speculation",
      "https://conservativebc.ca/mla/lorne-doerkson"
    ],
    "limit": "Do not repeat the podcast as if leadership is still simply vacant."
  },
  {
    "claim": "Findlay left the leadership, not necessarily her candidacy",
    "finding": "Official candidate notice lists her for Conservatives in Abbotsford-Mission",
    "sources": [
      "https://elections.bc.ca/news/abbotsford-mission-by-election-candidates-confirmed/",
      "https://elections.bc.ca/"
    ],
    "limit": "By-election is separate from speculation about a general election. Source reviewed early September22."
  },
  {
    "claim": "An early general-election date has been established by the podcast/calendar",
    "finding": "Not established by the sources reviewed early September22",
    "sources": [
      "https://elections.bc.ca/",
      "https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fall-2026-election-calendars.pdf",
      "https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/22/new-b-c-conservative-leader-doerkson-to-appear-with-caucus-amid-election-speculation"
    ],
    "limit": "Election calendars explicitly describe scenarios if an election is called; current sources still frame early general election as potential. Refresh if circumstances change."
  },
  {
    "claim": "PST expansion to professional services has been removed permanently",
    "finding": "Official announcement describes a temporary pause",
    "sources": [
      "https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026PREM0034-001089"
    ],
    "limit": "Government cites trade uncertainty. The announcement does not establish electoral motives or cancellation of all PST."
  },
  {
    "claim": "Broader allegations about opponents, campaign finance, property values and Indigenous naming/languages",
    "finding": "Outside the verified scope of these focused articles",
    "sources": [
      "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7JPU9r21ow"
    ],
    "limit": "The episode is partisan commentary, not independent proof. Serious personal allegations, alleged private conversations and speculative financial figures are not repeated as facts. These claims would require a separate evidence and fairness review."
  }
]