.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and also Kamala Harris went head to head in their first televised debate in the United States election campaign.In 90 moments of commonly intense exchanges, the Republican and Autonomous presidential candidates traded insurance claims over key election issues including the economic condition, immigration and abortion.BBC Verify has been checking out them.Are evacuees in Ohio consuming pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they're [immigrants] eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the kitties, they're consuming the pet dogs of people that live there". DECISION: There is no evidence that this is actually taking place. Trump's comment observed an unjustifiable insurance claim - which was actually shared by his vice-presidential applicant JD Vance - that immigrants coming from Haiti that have actually lately settled in Springfield, Ohio, have actually been eating pets.Springfield urban area representatives informed BBC Verify: "There have been actually no qualified records or even details insurance claims of dogs being hurt, hurt or even abused through individuals within the immigrant neighborhood." You can read more here.Was Trump-era out of work the most awful considering that 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left our company awful lack of employment considering that the Great Depression". JUDGMENT: This is inaccurate. In the end of Trump's condition of workplace in January 2021, the unemployment rate was 6.4%. But it has actually been higher because the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, unemployment peaked at 10% within of deep economical recession. It has actually dropped steadily due to the fact that, besides a stinging peak in the course of the Covid pandemic, and in one of the most current information for August 2024, unemployment stood up at 4.2%. Are countless individuals entering the US from penitentiaries and also asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "We have numerous folks putting right into our country coming from prisons as well as jails, coming from psychological organizations as well as outrageous asylums". JUDGMENT: There is actually no proof for these kind of numbers.There have had to do with 10 thousand encounters along with travelers changeover the US boundary due to the fact that January 2021. There are actually no publicly offered plan how many of them have actually served attend jail or come from mental companies but there is some records on the number of possess previous unlawful convictions.Of the 1.4 million savvies of people crossing the boundary unlawfully so far this financial year (to September 2024) - and where the Border Watch managed to check out versus police data sources - about 14,700 folks possessed previous illegal convictions.That's comparable to approximately 1% of all perimeter perspicacities in this particular time frame and also does not total up to the "millions" Trump is claiming.Will Trump authorize a national abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were actually to be re-elected, he is going to authorize a nationwide abortion restriction". DECISION: This is actually deceptive. Trump has denied that he will sign a national ban if selected president. He possesses mentioned that he would leave behind restrictions on abortion accessibility as much as individual conditions to decide.Here, Harris additionally talked about "his Project 2025" - a reference to a record released by the right-wing Culture Structure detailing a listing of policy propositions that they believe a Trump presidency must implement.It doesn't recommend a national restriction either, however it does advise confining abortion access.Trump has outdoed himself from the document, mentioning: "I know nothing regarding Task 2025. I possess no idea that lags it." Many previous Trump management representatives are connected with Project 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in United States history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful rising cost of living our team've ever before had" [was under Biden] DECISION: This is false. Under President Biden, rising cost of living reached the top at 9.1% in June 2022, at once when rates were actually climbing sharply in several countries. Inflation was actually final over 9% in 1981, however it has actually been actually substantially greater than that at many other factors in US history.Since its peak in mid-2022, rising cost of living has lost to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. Yet prices are still rising as well as it is a key issue for many voters.Would Trump tolls set you back loved ones $4,000? CLAIM: Harris: "Financial experts have actually said that that Trump sales income tax will actually lead for middle class households in about $4,000 more a year". DECISION: Harris refers to as Trump's proposed tax obligation on bring ins a purchases tax obligation. Some economists have actually approximated that these tolls could possibly cost households this a lot. Others have lower quotes. Trump urges the expense would be believed through international nations yet economic experts strongly believe there would certainly be actually a financial price for United States foreign buyers and individuals. The $4,000 figure comes from study - by the left-of-centre brain trust the Center for American Improvement - of Trump's vow to enhance tariffs on all imported goods to 10-20% and all goods imported coming from China to 60%. They took the quantity the US purchases in products coming from abroad every year, figured out the amount of the brand-new tax obligations on these items would be as well as separated this due to the number of families in the US.It works out at $4,600 every family, but when you check out "middle income" family members you acquire a number of $3,900 a year.Other estimations are lower. The Peterson Principle thinks the influence will be actually closer to $1,700 a year (for tolls at 10%) or even $2,500 (at 20%). Is criminal offense down in Venezuela because it's delivering thugs to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Activity in Venezuela ... is way down because they have actually taken their criminals off the streets and given them to her [Harris] to put into our nation". JUDGMENT: There is actually no documentation that Venezuela is performing this. Criminal activity degrees are actually down yet experts mention this is actually because of the state of the economic situation. The Venezuelan federal government carries out not release reliable criminal offense amounts, but the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Violence does.The Observatory's 2023 annual record stated that terrible fatalities that year - including homicides - were actually down through an one-fourth compared to 2022. The Observatory said to BBC Verify: "Criminal offense is minimized in Venezuela through a reduction in criminal offense possibilities: banking company burglaries fade away since there is actually no cash to swipe kidnappings are actually decreased considering that there is no cash to pay ransom money." It mentioned it had found no documentation that the Venezuelan authorities was actually sending criminals to the US.Reporting through Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.