.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to head in their very first televised debate in the US election campaign.In 90 mins of typically intense substitutions, the Republican and also Autonomous governmental prospects traded cases over vital election issues featuring the economic climate, migration as well as abortion.BBC Verify has been examining them.Are travelers in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they are actually [migrants] consuming the pets, individuals that can be found in, they're consuming the cats, they are actually consuming the family pets of people that reside there". VERDICT: There is actually no evidence that this is happening. Trump's review observed an unsupported case - which was actually shared by his vice-presidential applicant JD Vance - that immigrants coming from Haiti that have actually just recently worked out in Springfield, Ohio, have actually been actually consuming pets.Springfield metropolitan area officials told BBC Verify: "There have been actually no reliable records or even specific insurance claims of family pets being damaged, wounded or even misused through individuals within the immigrant community." You can learn more here.Was Trump-era out of work awful since 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left our team the worst unemployment since the Great Crash". JUDGMENT: This is actually false. By the end of Trump's condition of workplace in January 2021, the joblessness cost was actually 6.4%. Yet it has been much higher because the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, lack of employment peaked at 10% in a period of deeper financial downturn. It has actually dropped progressively due to the fact that, apart from a stinging optimal during the Covid pandemic, as well as in one of the most recent records for August 2024, joblessness stood up at 4.2%. Are millions of individuals entering the United States from prisons and also asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our team possess millions of people pouring into our nation from jails and jails, coming from psychological establishments as well as outrageous asylums". DECISION: There is actually no proof for these type of numbers.There have actually been about 10 thousand rendezvous with migrants crossing over the US boundary considering that January 2021. There are actually no publicly readily available figures on how many of them have offered time in jail or come from psychological establishments however there is actually some records on the number of have previous illegal convictions.Of the 1.4 thousand understandings of people going across the perimeter illegitimately up until now this financial year (to September 2024) - and also where the Perimeter Watch was able to examine versus law enforcement data banks - concerning 14,700 people had previous illegal convictions.That's equal to about 1% of all border ideas in this duration and doesn't amount to the "millions" Trump is claiming.Will Trump authorize a nationwide abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were to be re-elected, he will certainly authorize a national abortion ban". VERDICT: This is actually misleading. Trump has denied that he would certainly authorize a national ban if elected president. He possesses said that he will leave restrictions on abortion get access to approximately private conditions to decide.Here, Harris likewise spoke about "his Project 2025" - a referral to a file published due to the right-wing Culture Foundation laying out a checklist of plan plans that they feel a Trump presidency should implement.It doesn't recommend a nationwide restriction either, however it performs advise confining abortion access.Trump has actually distanced themself from the file, stating: "I know absolutely nothing concerning Project 2025. I possess no idea who is behind it." A lot of previous Trump administration officials are associated with Project 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in US history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful rising cost of living we have actually ever before had" [was under Biden] DECISION: This is actually false. Under Head of state Biden, inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when costs were increasing greatly in several countries. Rising cost of living was final over 9% in 1981, however it has actually been dramatically higher than that at several other factors in US history.Since its peak in mid-2022, inflation has actually gone down to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. However costs are actually still climbing and it is actually a crucial issue for many voters.Would Trump tolls cost households $4,000? CLAIM: Harris: "Business analysts have stated that that Trump purchases tax will in fact lead for mid training class loved ones in approximately $4,000 even more a year". DECISION: Harris names Trump's recommended tax obligation on bring ins a sales tax. Some economists have estimated that these tariffs could possibly cost households this much. Others have lower quotes. Trump firmly insists the expense will be felt through foreign nations yet business analysts believe there would certainly be a financial expense for US importers as well as consumers. The $4,000 number originates from study - due to the left-of-centre brain trust the Centre for American Progression - of Trump's guarantee to raise tolls on all imported goods to 10-20% plus all products imported from China to 60%. They took the amount the US buys in products coming from abroad yearly, found out how much the new income taxes on these goods would certainly be as well as split this by the variety of houses in the US.It works out at $4,600 every family, however when you look at "center revenue" family members you get a body of $3,900 a year.Other estimates are reduced. The Peterson Principle assumes the impact will be actually closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or even $2,500 (at 20%). Is actually criminal offense down in Venezuela because it's delivering lawbreakers to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Unlawful Act in Venezuela ... is actually way down because they have actually taken their lawbreakers off the streets and given them to her [Harris] to take into our country". DECISION: There is no evidence that Venezuela is performing this. Unlawful act levels are actually down however experts mention this is actually because of the state of the economic climate. The Venezuelan federal government performs not publish reliable criminal offense numbers, yet the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Physical violence does.The Observatory's 2023 yearly document mentioned that fierce fatalities that year - such as murders - were actually down through a quarter contrasted to 2022. The Observatory informed BBC Verify: "Unlawful act is lessened in Venezuela through a reduction in criminal offense chances: bank break-ins disappear considering that there is no funds to take kidnappings are lowered because there is actually no cash money to spend ransoms." It claimed it had actually found no evidence that the Venezuelan authorities was delivering criminals to the US.Reporting through Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.