.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to move in their first televised dispute in the US election campaign.In 90 moments of commonly fiery exchanges, the Republican politician and also Autonomous presidential prospects traded cases over key election problems featuring the economy, immigration as well as abortion.BBC Verify has been checking out them.Are evacuees in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they're [migrants] eating the pets, people that came in, they're eating the kitties, they are actually consuming the animals of people that reside there". JUDGMENT: There is actually no documentation that this is actually taking place. Trump's review observed an unsupported insurance claim - which was actually discussed through his vice-presidential prospect JD Vance - that migrants from Haiti who have actually recently settled in Springfield, Ohio, have been eating pets.Springfield metropolitan area authorities said to BBC Verify: "There have been actually no credible documents or details cases of animals being harmed, hurt or abused through people within the immigrant community." You can find out more here.Was Trump-era jobless awful given that 1930s? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Donald Trump left us the worst lack of employment since the Great Hard times". DECISION: This is actually misleading. In the end of Trump's term of workplace in January 2021, the unemployment cost was actually 6.4%. Yet it has been actually higher given that the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, joblessness peaked at 10% in a period of deeper economical financial crisis. It has fallen continuously since, other than a stinging height during the course of the Covid pandemic, and also in one of the most latest information for August 2024, joblessness stood at 4.2%. Are actually millions of people entering the US coming from prisons as well as asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our team have millions of folks pouring in to our nation coming from jails and jails, coming from mental institutions as well as crazy asylums". JUDGMENT: There is actually no evidence for these sort of numbers.There have actually been about 10 million rendezvous with migrants changeover the United States boundary considering that January 2021. There are actually no publicly available figures on the number of of them have actually served time in penitentiary or even arise from psychological organizations but there is some records on the number of have previous unlawful convictions.Of the 1.4 million thoughts of folks traversing the boundary illegitimately so far this financial year (to September 2024) - and also where the Boundary Watch had the capacity to check versus law enforcement data sources - regarding 14,700 people had previous criminal convictions.That's comparable to about 1% of all border understandings in this particular time frame as well as doesn't amount to the "thousands" Trump is claiming.Will Trump authorize a national abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were actually to become re-elected, he will sign a nationwide abortion restriction". DECISION: This is actually deceptive. Trump has actually refuted that he would certainly authorize a national restriction if elected head of state. He has stated that he will leave restrictions on abortion gain access to around specific conditions to decide.Here, Harris likewise talked about "his Job 2025" - a recommendation to a record published due to the right-wing Heritage Structure detailing a listing of policy proposals that they strongly believe a Trump presidency should implement.It does not suggest a national ban either, but it does suggest limiting abortion access.Trump has actually distanced himself coming from the documentation, claiming: "I know nothing regarding Venture 2025. I possess no tip who lags it." Several former Trump management representatives are actually associated with Project 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in United States history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful rising cost of living our company've ever had" [was under Biden] VERDICT: This is actually false. Under President Biden, inflation topped at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when prices were actually climbing sharply in several countries. Rising cost of living was final over 9% in 1981, however it has been dramatically greater than that at several various other aspects in US history.Since its height in mid-2022, inflation has lost to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. However prices are still increasing and it is actually a key issue for numerous voters.Would Trump tolls cost families $4,000? CASE: Harris: "Financial experts have actually stated that that Trump purchases tax obligation will actually lead for middle training class families in about $4,000 more a year". VERDICT: Harris refers to as Trump's recommended income tax on bring ins a purchases tax. Some economists have approximated that these tolls might set you back loved ones this much. Others have reduced estimations. Trump firmly insists the expense will be actually believed by international nations but financial experts strongly believe there would be actually an economical cost for United States importers as well as consumers. The $4,000 figure arises from evaluation - due to the left-of-centre brain trust the Facility for American Improvement - of Trump's promise to increase tariffs on all imported products to 10-20% plus all goods imported from China to 60%. They took the volume the United States buys in goods from abroad annually, figured out how much the brand-new tax obligations on these goods would be actually and split this due to the number of families in the US.It works out at $4,600 every household, yet when you consider "center profit" households you acquire a body of $3,900 a year.Other estimates are actually reduced. The Peterson Principle thinks the influence would be closer to $1,700 a year (for tolls at 10%) or $2,500 (at 20%). Is criminal activity down in Venezuela considering that it's sending out crooks to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Offense in Venezuela ... is actually way down considering that they have taken their thugs off the roads as well as given them to her [Harris] to take into our nation". DECISION: There is no evidence that Venezuela is performing this. Crime levels are actually down however professionals say this is actually as a result of the condition of the economic climate. The Venezuelan authorities performs certainly not publish trustworthy criminal offense numbers, yet the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Violence does.The Observatory's 2023 annual document stated that violent deaths that year - including homicides - were actually down through a quarter contrasted to 2022. The Observatory informed BBC Verify: "Unlawful act is minimized in Venezuela by a decrease in crime options: bank burglaries vanish considering that there is actually no loan to steal kidnappings are lessened due to the fact that there is no cash to pay out ransom money." It claimed it had seen no proof that the Venezuelan federal government was sending out wrongdoers to the US.Reporting through Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.