{
  "reviewed": "2026-09-20T20:19:31.111599-07:00",
  "claims": [
    {
      "claim": "Findlay resigned as leader effective immediately",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "sources": [
        "https://x.com/kerrylynnefindl/status/2101771478027075604",
        "https://medicinehatnews.com/news/national-news/2026/09/20/cp-newsalert-findlay-resigns-as-b-c-conservative-leader/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "She intends to remain Conservative candidate in Abbotsford-Mission",
      "status": "Her stated intention, reported by named outlets; not an election outcome",
      "sources": [
        "https://globalnews.ca/news/12066394/kerry-lynne-findlay-resigns-bc-conservatives/",
        "https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2026/09/20/breaking-findlay-resigns-as-b-c-conservative-party-leader-will-remain-candidate-in-abbotsford-mission/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "Rustad, Halford and Rattée were removed from caucus September 18",
      "status": "Confirmed primary party statement",
      "sources": [
        "https://conservativebc.ca/statement-from-hon-kerry-lynne-findlay-2/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "Hepner left caucus and remaining caucus numbered 25",
      "status": "Attributed to September 20 Global News reporting; time-sensitive",
      "sources": [
        "https://globalnews.ca/news/12066244/bc-conservatives-lose-another-mla-linda-hepner/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "Brodie blamed political/media corruption and recruited for OneBC",
      "status": "Verified as her expressed political allegation; corruption not proven by reviewed evidence",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/dallasbrodievancouver/posts/kerry-lynne-findlay-has-resigned-she-tried-her-best-to-save-the-party-but-the-kn/1109676348383854/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "A snap election date or successor has been announced",
      "status": "Not established by reviewed sources; no date or successor asserted",
      "sources": [
        "https://globalnews.ca/news/12066394/kerry-lynne-findlay-resigns-bc-conservatives/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "One BC party page alleges a Liberal-faction coup and urges Conservatives to join OneBC",
      "status": "Verified as party-page political reaction, not an independent finding of a coup or corruption",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/OneBCHQ/posts/staying-in-the-bc-conservative-party-after-the-anti-democratic-coup-the-liberal-/122200073078906365/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "Remaining Conservative members lack integrity or endorse corruption",
      "status": "OneBC political/moral judgment; not established facts about individual members",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/OneBCHQ/posts/staying-in-the-bc-conservative-party-after-the-anti-democratic-coup-the-liberal-/122200073078906365/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "claim": "New post shows widespread member defections or Findlay joining OneBC",
      "status": "Not established by this post or the selected visible replies; no such outcome asserted",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/OneBCHQ/posts/staying-in-the-bc-conservative-party-after-the-anti-democratic-coup-the-liberal-/122200073078906365/",
        "https://globalnews.ca/news/12066394/kerry-lynne-findlay-resigns-bc-conservatives/"
      ]
    }
  ]
}