.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to head in their very first televised argument in the United States election campaign.In 90 minutes of typically fiery swaps, the Republican as well as Democratic presidential prospects traded cases over key political election concerns featuring the economic climate, immigration and also abortion.BBC Verify has actually been taking a look at them.Are migrants in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they are actually [immigrants] consuming the pets, individuals that was available in, they are actually eating the pussy-cats, they are actually eating the dogs of individuals that stay there". DECISION: There is actually no evidence that this is happening. Trump's review complied with an unwarranted insurance claim - which was actually shared through his vice-presidential prospect JD Vance - that migrants from Haiti who have actually lately resolved in Springfield, Ohio, have been actually eating pets.Springfield city officials informed BBC Verify: "There have been no reliable files or even details cases of pets being damaged, injured or hurt or even abused by people within the immigrant area." You can read more here.Was Trump-era out of work awful considering that 1930s? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Donald Trump left our company awful joblessness considering that the Great Depression". VERDICT: This is actually inaccurate. In the end of Trump's phrase of office in January 2021, the lack of employment price was actually 6.4%. However it has actually been greater given that the Great Depression.In October 2009, joblessness reached the top at 10% within of deep economic recession. It has dropped gradually since, in addition to a sharp peak during the course of the Covid pandemic, and in the best current records for August 2024, joblessness stood up at 4.2%. Are actually millions of people entering into the US from jails and asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "We possess countless folks putting into our nation coming from penitentiaries and jails, coming from mental companies and crazy asylums". DECISION: There is actually no evidence for these kind of numbers.There have been about 10 thousand confrontations along with evacuees crossing over the US boundary due to the fact that January 2021. There are no openly readily available plan how many of all of them have provided attend penitentiary or even come from psychological institutions however there is some data on the amount of possess previous unlawful convictions.Of the 1.4 thousand savvies of folks traversing the perimeter unlawfully up until now this fiscal year (to September 2024) - as well as where the Perimeter Watch had the ability to check versus law enforcement databases - concerning 14,700 people had previous criminal convictions.That's equal to about 1% of all boundary awareness in this particular time period and doesn't total up to the "millions" Trump is actually claiming.Will Trump sign a national abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were actually to become re-elected, he will definitely sign a national abortion restriction". VERDICT: This is misleading. Trump has actually refused that he would sign a nationwide ban if chosen head of state. He has claimed that he would leave limits on abortion get access to approximately private conditions to decide.Here, Harris additionally talked about "his Task 2025" - a reference to a document posted by the conservative Heritage Base detailing a listing of policy proposals that they feel a Trump presidency must implement.It doesn't suggest a national restriction either, but it carries out encourage restricting abortion access.Trump has outdoed themself coming from the paper, saying: "I understand nothing at all concerning Project 2025. I possess no tip who lags it." Lots of previous Trump management officials are connected with Venture 2025. Was rising cost of living under Biden worst in US history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful inflation our experts've ever before had" [was under Biden] DECISION: This is misleading. Under President Biden, inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, at once when prices were actually increasing sharply in lots of nations. Inflation was actually last above 9% in 1981, yet it has been actually substantially more than that at several other aspects in United States history.Since its height in mid-2022, rising cost of living has gone down to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. However rates are still climbing and it is a key issue for numerous voters.Would Trump tolls set you back families $4,000? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Economic experts have claimed that that Trump sales income tax would in fact result for middle course households in approximately $4,000 additional a year". JUDGMENT: Harris calls Trump's proposed tax obligation on imports a sales tax. Some economists have approximated that these tariffs could cost households this a lot. Others have lesser estimations. Trump urges the cost would certainly be actually felt through international countries however economists feel there would be an economical price for US importers as well as individuals. The $4,000 amount originates from review - due to the left-of-centre think tank the Facility for American Improvement - of Trump's pledge to improve tariffs on all imported products to 10-20% plus all products imported from China to 60%. They took the quantity the United States purchases in goods coming from abroad each year, identified just how much the new taxes on these items will be and also divided this by the lot of houses in the US.It works out at $4,600 per house, but when you consider "center income" loved ones you receive a number of $3,900 a year.Other quotes are actually lesser. The Peterson Principle thinks the effect would certainly be actually closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or even $2,500 (at 20%). Is criminal activity down in Venezuela given that it is actually sending crooks to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Unlawful Act in Venezuela ... is way down given that they have actually taken their lawbreakers off the streets as well as provided to her [Harris] to put into our country". JUDGMENT: There is actually no proof that Venezuela is actually performing this. Unlawful act levels are actually down but experts mention this is actually because of the condition of the economic condition. The Venezuelan federal government performs not release dependable criminal activity numbers, however the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Brutality does.The Observatory's 2023 annual document stated that terrible deaths that year - such as homicides - were actually down by a fourth compared to 2022. The Observatory told BBC Verify: "Unlawful act is actually decreased in Venezuela by a decline in crime possibilities: bank break-ins fade away considering that there is actually no funds to swipe kidnappings are actually lessened considering that there is no cash to pay for ransom money." It stated it had found no proof that the Venezuelan authorities was sending out crooks to the US.Reporting through Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.