.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and also Kamala Harris went head to head in their 1st televised dispute in the US vote-casting campaign.In 90 minutes of often intense swaps, the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates traded cases over vital political election concerns including the economy, immigration and also abortion.BBC Verify has actually been examining them.Are migrants in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they're [immigrants] eating the canines, the people that was available in, they're eating the kitties, they're eating the pets of folks that reside there". JUDGMENT: There is no evidence that this is actually occurring. Trump's comment observed a baseless claim - which was discussed through his vice-presidential prospect JD Vance - that immigrants coming from Haiti that have recently worked out in Springfield, Ohio, have been actually consuming pets.Springfield city authorities said to BBC Verify: "There have been actually no trustworthy documents or particular insurance claims of pets being hurt, hurt or mistreated by people within the immigrant community." You can find out more here.Was Trump-era unemployment awful given that 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left our company the most awful joblessness given that the Great Crash". JUDGMENT: This is false. By the end of Trump's condition of workplace in January 2021, the joblessness cost was actually 6.4%. But it has been greater considering that the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, joblessness reached the top at 10% within of deep economic recession. It has fallen continuously given that, besides a stinging top in the course of the Covid pandemic, and also in the most latest records for August 2024, lack of employment stood at 4.2%. Are actually numerous people coming into the US from jails and asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our experts possess countless folks pouring right into our nation coming from prisons and also jails, coming from mental companies and outrageous asylums". JUDGMENT: There is actually no documentation for these sort of numbers.There have actually had to do with 10 thousand rendezvous with evacuees transition the United States boundary because January 2021. There are actually no openly offered plan the number of of all of them have served attend penitentiary or arise from psychological establishments however there is some records on the number of have previous criminal convictions.Of the 1.4 thousand awareness of people going across the border illegitimately until now this financial year (to September 2024) - as well as where the Perimeter Patrol was able to check out versus police databases - about 14,700 folks had previous criminal convictions.That's comparable to approximately 1% of all perimeter understandings in this duration and also does not amount to the "thousands" Trump is actually claiming.Will Trump sign a nationwide abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were actually to be re-elected, he will certainly sign a national abortion ban". DECISION: This is deceptive. Trump has actually rejected that he would sign a nationwide restriction if chosen president. He possesses mentioned that he would leave behind limitations on abortion gain access to around individual states to decide.Here, Harris likewise spoke about "his Task 2025" - an endorsement to a file posted due to the right-wing Culture Structure describing a checklist of policy propositions that they think a Trump presidency must implement.It does not suggest a national ban either, yet it performs highly recommend limiting abortion access.Trump has actually outdoed themself coming from the record, saying: "I understand nothing concerning Project 2025. I have no suggestion who is behind it." Many former Trump administration representatives are actually associated with Venture 2025. Was actually inflation under Biden worst in US history?CLAIM: Trump: "The most awful inflation our experts have actually ever before had" [was actually under Biden] JUDGMENT: This is false. Under Head of state Biden, inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, at once when prices were increasing greatly in a lot of nations. Rising cost of living was final above 9% in 1981, yet it has actually been dramatically higher than that at numerous other factors in US history.Since its optimal in mid-2022, inflation has fallen to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. But prices are actually still rising and also it is a key concern for several voters.Would Trump tolls cost families $4,000? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Financial experts have actually said that that Trump sales income tax would really result for center training class loved ones in around $4,000 even more a year". JUDGMENT: Harris calls Trump's suggested tax obligation on bring ins a sales tax. Some economic experts have determined that these tolls might cost households this a lot. Others possess lesser estimates. Trump insists the price will be experienced through overseas nations but economic experts believe there would certainly be actually an economical expense for US importers and also individuals. The $4,000 body stems from review - due to the left-of-centre brain trust the Facility for American Progression - of Trump's pledge to raise tariffs on all imported goods to 10-20% and all goods imported from China to 60%. They took the quantity the US buys in products from abroad each year, found out just how much the brand new taxes on these products will be actually as well as split this due to the lot of households in the US.It exercises at $4,600 every family, but when you take a look at "middle profit" families you receive a number of $3,900 a year.Other estimations are reduced. The Peterson Principle presumes the influence would be closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or even $2,500 (at twenty%). Is actually crime down in Venezuela given that it is actually sending thugs to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Activity in Venezuela ... is way down given that they have taken their offenders off the streets and also given them to her [Harris] to put into our nation". VERDICT: There is actually no documentation that Venezuela is performing this. Unlawful act amounts are actually down but professionals state this is actually due to the state of the economy. The Venezuelan government carries out not post reputable criminal offense numbers, yet the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Brutality does.The Observatory's 2023 yearly file mentioned that terrible fatalities that year - such as homicides - were actually down through an one-fourth contrasted to 2022. The Observatory said to BBC Verify: "Crime is decreased in Venezuela through a reduction in crime possibilities: bank break-ins disappear since there is actually no cash to steal kidnappings are decreased since there is actually no money to pay for ransom money." It said it had actually seen no documentation that the Venezuelan federal government was delivering criminals to the US.Reporting through Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.