.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to move in their very first televised debate in the United States political election campaign.In 90 moments of often fiery exchanges, the Republican politician and also Democratic presidential candidates traded cases over vital political election problems including the economy, immigration and abortion.BBC Verify has been actually examining them.Are evacuees in Ohio consuming pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they're [immigrants] consuming the canines, the people that was available in, they are actually consuming the pussy-cats, they're consuming the family pets of folks that reside there". VERDICT: There is no evidence that this is happening. Trump's opinion observed an unjustifiable claim - which was actually discussed through his vice-presidential applicant JD Vance - that migrants from Haiti who have actually just recently cleared up in Springfield, Ohio, have been actually eating pets.Springfield city officials told BBC Verify: "There have actually been no qualified documents or certain cases of household pets being damaged, injured or hurt or even misused through individuals within the immigrant neighborhood." You can read more here.Was Trump-era jobless awful considering that 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left us awful unemployment considering that the Great Depression". JUDGMENT: This is actually untrue. By the end of Trump's phrase of workplace in January 2021, the joblessness fee was 6.4%. But it has actually been actually greater given that the Great Depression.In October 2009, lack of employment peaked at 10% within of deep economic recession. It has actually fallen progressively because, other than a stinging height during the course of the Covid pandemic, and in the best recent records for August 2024, lack of employment stood at 4.2%. Are actually millions of individuals entering into the United States coming from jails and asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our experts have numerous individuals putting in to our country coming from penitentiaries and also jails, coming from mental institutions and also ridiculous asylums". DECISION: There is actually no documentation for these kind of numbers.There have actually been about 10 million confrontations with evacuees crossing over the US border given that January 2021. There are actually no publicly offered plan the number of of all of them have served attend jail or even originate from psychological institutions however there is actually some records on the amount of possess previous unlawful convictions.Of the 1.4 million apprehensions of individuals crossing the boundary illegally thus far this financial year (to September 2024) - and also where the Perimeter Patrol had the ability to check versus police data banks - about 14,700 folks had previous illegal convictions.That's comparable to roughly 1% of all perimeter apprehensions within this 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 be re-elected, he will certainly sign a nationwide abortion ban". JUDGMENT: This is confusing. Trump has refuted that he will sign a nationwide restriction if elected head of state. He possesses mentioned that he would leave behind restrictions on abortion accessibility up to individual states to decide.Here, Harris also referred to "his Job 2025" - a reference to a paper posted due to the right-wing Heritage Foundation summarizing a list of plan propositions that they believe a Trump presidency ought to implement.It doesn't recommend a nationwide restriction either, but it carries out highly recommend restricting abortion access.Trump has actually distanced themself coming from the documentation, claiming: "I understand nothing concerning Job 2025. I possess no tip who is behind it." Lots of previous Trump management representatives are connected with Venture 2025. Was rising cost of living under Biden worst in United States history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful inflation we have actually ever before had" [was under Biden] VERDICT: This is actually incorrect. Under Head of state Biden, rising cost of living topped at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when rates were increasing dramatically in many countries. Rising cost of living was final over 9% in 1981, yet it has been actually significantly higher than that at a number of other factors in US history.Since its own optimal in mid-2022, rising cost of living has gone down to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. But costs are actually still rising and also it is actually a key issue for lots of voters.Would Trump tariffs set you back family members $4,000? CASE: Harris: "Economists have actually said that that Trump purchases tax obligation would actually lead for center course family members in around $4,000 more a year". DECISION: Harris calls Trump's proposed income tax on imports a purchases income tax. Some financial experts have approximated that these tolls could set you back family members this much. Others have reduced quotes. Trump insists the expense would certainly be thought by international countries but business analysts strongly believe there would certainly be actually an economic expense for United States international merchants and also individuals. The $4,000 amount originates from evaluation - by the left-of-centre brain trust the Center for American Progress - of Trump's vow to enhance tariffs on all imported products to 10-20% plus all items imported coming from China to 60%. They took the volume the US acquires in products from abroad every year, identified the amount of the brand new income taxes on these items will be and separated this due to the amount of homes in the US.It works out at $4,600 per home, yet when you check out "center earnings" families you receive a figure of $3,900 a year.Other estimates are actually reduced. The Peterson Institute believes the effect will be closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or even $2,500 (at 20%). Is actually criminal activity down in Venezuela due to the fact that it's sending out lawbreakers to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Activity in Venezuela ... is actually way down considering that they have actually taken their crooks off the streets and also given them to her [Harris] to put into our country". JUDGMENT: There is actually no evidence that Venezuela is actually performing this. Criminal activity degrees are down yet experts state this is as a result of the state of the economic condition. The Venezuelan government carries out certainly not publish dependable criminal activity numbers, yet the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Physical violence does.The Observatory's 2023 yearly document pointed out that fierce deaths that year - such as murders - were down by an one-fourth reviewed to 2022. The Observatory said to BBC Verify: "Crime is reduced in Venezuela through a decline in unlawful act opportunities: banking company robberies fade away since there is actually no loan to steal kidnappings are lowered due to the fact that there is no cash to pay out ransom money." It mentioned it had actually viewed no evidence that the Venezuelan authorities was sending out crooks to the US.Reporting through Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.