# Claim table — B.C. wildfire military standby / federal assistance post

| Claim | Evidence label | Finding |
|---|---|---|
| Beautiful Canada post exists and cites CityNews. | Confirmed social-source lead. | Public Instagram post and metadata captured. The image is a designed source-card, not primary evidence. |
| CAF was on standby for B.C. wildfire help. | Supported by CityNews/Canadian Press and related syndicated reports. | Defence Minister David McGuinty was reported saying CAF was in direct contact and ready if a formal request arrived. |
| B.C. had not formally requested military help at that time. | Supported by CityNews/CP wording. | The key distinction is formal military deployment vs other federal assistance. |
| B.C. requested federal help for shelter/accommodation. | Supported by CityNews/CP; CBC later reported lodging capacity. | McGuinty said B.C. sent a request for assistance to Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski; federal shelter/accommodation help was approved. CBC reported 1,600 hotel rooms and 1,000 group lodging spaces. |
| Eby refused all help / did nothing. | Not supported by the post. | The record shows federal assistance was requested/approved for shelter/accommodation; the separate military-deployment request had not been made at that moment. |
| Claims of deliberate leader-ordered inaction, data-centre motive, or WEF plan. | Unsupported comment-thread claims. | No official/source evidence in this check supports those claims. |
| Bald Range caused mass evacuations, one death and property damage. | Supported by CityNews/CBC/Global and official emergency context. | CityNews and CBC reported 20,000+ evacuation pressure, an 80-year-old woman’s death, and serious property loss/uncertainty. |