--- title: "fact check: British Columbia election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/tag/fact-check" last_updated: "2026-10-11T21:32:44.836Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about fact check on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about fact check on voche.me." "og:title": "fact check: British Columbia election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about fact check on voche.me." "twitter:title": "fact check: British Columbia election reporting" --- ** NEWS TOPIC # fact check 3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Saturday, October 10 Fact check ### [Fact check: Eby promised steadily declining deficits in 2024. The deficit has grown each year since, to a forecast $13.8 billion](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/fact-check-eby-declining-deficits-promise-record) In 2024 David Eby promised steadily declining deficits and a return to balance. The voche.me editors checked the promise against the province's own figures. 5:02 pm PT6 min read Fact check ### [Fact check: Eby says a million more people have a family doctor. The count starts in 2018, and the province's own figures leave 1.175 million people without one](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/fact-check-eby-million-more-family-doctor) David Eby's campaign page says a million more people are connected to a family doctor. The voche.me editors checked the count against the province's figures. 5:01 pm PT5 min read Fact check ### [Fact check: Eby says starting rents are down more than 10%. The rent reports support it. The average two-bedroom rent in the Vancouver area rose 2.2%](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/fact-check-eby-starting-rents-down-10-per-cent) David Eby's campaign page says starting rents fell more than 10% and for 26 months in a row. The voche.me editors checked it against the rent reports. 5:00 pm PT5 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.