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True85% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026Approximately 2 million people voted in the Alberta independence referendum.Said by AThe official Elections Alberta results and CBC's report show about 2.08 million valid votes and about 2.2 million total ballots on the separation question (Question 10), which matches 'approximately 2 million people voted.' The 22.1 million figure counts ballots across all 10 questions, not voters, as AFP's fact-check explains, so it does not contradict the claim.True80% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026Premier Danielle Smith has committed to not putting forward another independence vote until the end of her term in 2031.Said by ASources show Smith pledged on referendum night (October 2026) not to hold another separation referendum as long as she is premier, which matches the claim's core commitment as of 2026-10-21. The explicit 2031 end-of-term date comes from the post's own words, not from the sources, and the post ties 2031 to the candidates' term, so the claim's timing is a reasonable paraphrase rather than a contradiction.True60% confidence4 sourcesOct 21, 2026The United Conservative Party has less than 100,000 members.Said by 2CThe claim that the UCP has fewer than 100,000 members is supported by the most recent membership figures in the sources, which show about 54,000 to 55,000 members in 2024. No source reports a 2026 figure at or above 100,000, though the sources contain no 2026 membership count, so the evidence is directional rather than direct. The claim's wording also matches the speaker's passage, so no extraction departure was found.True85% confidence5 sourcesOct 21, 2026Over 500,000 Albertans voted for the independence path.Said by 2CThe official and unofficial Elections Alberta counts show 519,000 to 520,000 voters chose Option 2, the path toward a binding separation referendum, which is over 500,000. The claim's 'independence path' is a fair shorthand for that option, though the sources note the vote was not a direct vote on independence.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 21, 2026The United Conservative Party annual convention is scheduled to take place in Calgary in approximately four or five weeks from November 2, 2026.Said by BAs of the October 21 post, the UCP's annual convention/AGM was scheduled for November 27–29 (CBC gives Nov. 27–28 for the convention) in Calgary, about five weeks after the post date, which fits the speaker's 'four or five weeks away' and 'next month here in Calgary'. The extracted claim anchors the timing to November 2, which is the check date rather than the post date, so measured from November 2 the event is only about 3.5 weeks away; the verdict uses the October 21 date the claim was made.True70% confidence4 sourcesOct 21, 2026Approximately 6,000 to 7,000 people have registered for the United Conservative Party annual convention.Said by BAs of the claim's date (2026-10-21), Politico reported that almost 7,000 people had signed up for the UCP annual meeting, and CBC's 2026-10-28 report said more than 6,000 were registered, so the 6,000 to 7,000 range fits the reporting. Later sources (CTV, Yahoo) report more than 7,000, which is outside the stated range but postdates the claim and does not contradict it as of that date; the convention is Nov. 27-29, not 'next month' in a precise sense, a peripheral detail.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True85% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled on the Impact Assessment Act two weeks prior to October 21, 2026.Said by 2CThe Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision on the Impact Assessment Act on October 9, 2026, which is 12 days before the October 21 posting date. That is a close match to 'two weeks prior', within rounding, so the claim holds.True78% confidence4 sourcesOct 21, 2026At least four United Conservative Party board members posed at a separatist rally in 2025.Said by 2FMultiple sources report that six elected UCP board directors posed for a photo at a separatist rally on the Alberta legislature steps in October 2025, and that four of them remained in their board positions, which satisfies 'at least four.' The claim's wording matches the post's 'at least four board members' and the sources support the 2025 date.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 21, 202675% of Albertans want to stay in Canada.Said by 3CReferendum results reported by AP (tier1) showed about 75% of voters backed remaining in Canada on 2026-10-21, with CBC reporting more than 75% and CKOM's final count at three-quarters. The claim's loose wording of 'Albertans' for 'voters' is a minor imprecision, since turnout was 70.4%. Pre-vote Angus Reid polls (61–66%) measured a different thing and do not contradict the vote-based figure.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 21, 2026The Alberta NDP voted to end automatic membership in the federal party in May 2025.Said by BMultiple sources confirm that Alberta NDP delegates voted in May 2025 (on May 3, at the Edmonton convention) to end automatic enrolment in the federal NDP, with members now able to opt out. The extracted claim matches the passage, which makes the same statement. Strictly, the change lets members opt out rather than abolishing membership outright, but that is a faithful description of 'ending automatic membership'.True92% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026Danielle Smith received 91.5% support at the United Conservative Party convention two years ago.Said by 3EMultiple independent reports from November 2, 2024 (CBC, Global News, CP, CJME, The Globe and Mail) confirm Danielle Smith won 91.5% support in a UCP leadership review at the party's annual convention in Red Deer, which is about two years before the October 2026 post. The claim's figure, event, and timing match the sources, and the only difference is the 'convention' versus 'AGM' label, which refers to the same meeting.True93% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026David Eby faces a judgment in the British Columbia provincial election on Saturday.Said by BThe sources show Eby, as NDP leader and premier, called a snap B.C. election whose voting day was Saturday, October 24, 2026, so he faced voters' judgment that day as the claim says. The claim is faithful to the passage, and the later result (the NDP lost, and Eby resigned as leader on election night) does not change its truth as of October 21.