.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and also Kamala Harris went head to head in their very first televised discussion in the United States election campaign.In 90 mins of often intense swaps, the Republican politician and also Democratic governmental prospects traded claims over key election issues including the economic climate, immigration as well as abortion.BBC Verify has been checking out them.Are migrants in Ohio consuming pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they're [immigrants] consuming the pet dogs, people that was available in, they're consuming the pussy-cats, they're consuming the household pets of folks that stay there". DECISION: There is actually no evidence that this is occurring. Trump's opinion followed an unjustified case - which was shared through his vice-presidential candidate JD Vance - that immigrants from Haiti that have actually lately cleared up in Springfield, Ohio, have actually been actually eating pets.Springfield area representatives informed BBC Verify: "There have actually been no trustworthy documents or even specific claims of household pets being damaged, harmed or even mistreated through individuals within the immigrant community." You can learn more here.Was Trump-era jobless the worst since 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left us the most awful joblessness considering that the Great Depression". DECISION: This is actually inaccurate. In the end of Trump's condition of office in January 2021, the unemployment price was actually 6.4%. But it has been much higher due to the fact that the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, joblessness topped at 10% within of deep economic financial crisis. It has actually fallen steadily due to the fact that, apart from a sharp top throughout the Covid pandemic, and also in the absolute most latest data for August 2024, unemployment stood at 4.2%. Are actually numerous people entering the US from prisons as well as asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our company possess millions of folks putting into our country from jails and also jails, from mental establishments as well as outrageous asylums". DECISION: There is no proof for these sort of numbers.There have actually been about 10 million rendezvous along with migrants changeover the US border due to the fact that January 2021. There are actually no openly available plan the amount of of them have provided time in prison or originate from psychological companies however there is some records on how many possess previous criminal convictions.Of the 1.4 thousand judgments of individuals going across the perimeter unlawfully up until now this fiscal year (to September 2024) - and also where the Border Patrol had the ability to check out against police databases - about 14,700 people had previous criminal convictions.That's equal to roughly 1% of all perimeter apprehensions within this period and does not total up to the "thousands" Trump is claiming.Will Trump sign a national abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were actually to become re-elected, he is going to authorize a national abortion restriction". VERDICT: This is misleading. Trump has actually refuted that he would certainly sign a national ban if selected president. He has stated that he would certainly leave behind restrictions on abortion accessibility as much as private conditions to decide.Here, Harris likewise talked about "his Project 2025" - an endorsement to a documentation posted due to the conservative Culture Structure detailing a list of policy plans that they feel a Trump presidency ought to implement.It doesn't propose a national ban either, yet it carries out advise confining abortion access.Trump has distanced themself coming from the file, mentioning: "I recognize absolutely nothing about Job 2025. I have no tip that is behind it." Several previous Trump management officials are actually related to Project 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in US history?CLAIM: Trump: "The worst rising cost of living we've ever before possessed" [was actually under Biden] VERDICT: This is false. Under President Biden, inflation reached the top at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when prices were actually increasing greatly in a lot of nations. Inflation was actually last above 9% in 1981, but it has been significantly more than that at numerous other factors in United States history.Since its top in mid-2022, inflation has lost to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. But prices are still climbing as well as it is actually a vital issue for lots of voters.Would Trump tolls set you back loved ones $4,000? CASE: Harris: "Economists have mentioned that that Trump purchases income tax would in fact result for middle course households in around $4,000 more a year". DECISION: Harris calls Trump's suggested tax on bring ins a purchases tax. Some financial experts have approximated that these tolls could cost households this a lot. Others possess reduced estimates. Trump insists the expense would certainly be actually believed by international countries yet economic experts strongly believe there will be an economical cost for United States international merchants as well as buyers. The $4,000 body stems from review - by the left-of-centre think tank the Center for American Progression - of Trump's guarantee to increase tariffs on all imported products to 10-20% plus all products imported coming from China to 60%. They took the amount the United States gets in products from abroad each year, found out just how much the brand-new income taxes on these items would certainly be and also separated this due to the number of homes in the US.It works out at $4,600 every home, but when you take a look at "mid income" loved ones you receive an amount of $3,900 a year.Other estimates are lesser. The Peterson Institute thinks the influence would be actually closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or $2,500 (at 20%). Is criminal activity down in Venezuela because it is actually delivering crooks to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Offense in Venezuela ... is way down considering that they have actually taken their offenders off the streets and also given them to her [Harris] to put into our country". DECISION: There is no proof that Venezuela is actually doing this. Criminal activity amounts are down yet specialists mention this is because of the state of the economic situation. The Venezuelan federal government performs not post reliable unlawful act figures, but the private Venezuelan Observatory of Physical violence does.The Observatory's 2023 yearly report mentioned that intense deaths that year - including homicides - were actually down through a quarter compared to 2022. The Observatory told BBC Verify: "Unlawful act is actually decreased in Venezuela through a decline in unlawful act options: bank break-ins go away because there is actually no loan to steal kidnappings are reduced given that there is actually no cash to spend ransom money." It mentioned it had viewed no documentation that the Venezuelan authorities was sending out lawbreakers to the US.Reporting by Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.