BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust remarks

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust…?

Of the 43 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 74% are rated left, 24% are rated centre, 2% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 74% of the 43 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.

Is the coverage of BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust… biased?

BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust remarks is one event reported by 43 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered BC Conservatives drop candidate Jordan McIntosh over alleged Holocaust…?

43 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why was Jordan McIntosh dropped as a candidate?

Jordan McIntosh was dropped as a candidate by the B.C. Conservatives after accusations of offensive social media posts surfaced. These posts allegedly minimized aspects of the Holocaust. The party stated the posts appear to have been made when he was 15, though he is currently 18.

Who accused Jordan McIntosh of making offensive remarks?

Callista Ryan, the NDP candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena, posted screenshots of the alleged remarks on social media. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs also commented on the posts, calling them "reprehensible."

Is this the first time the BC Conservatives have dropped a candidate?

No, this is the second time the B.C. Conservatives have dropped a candidate over offensive social media posts. The party previously removed Joachim Agou due to remarks targeting Palestinians and Pakistanis.