.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and also Kamala Harris went head to head in their 1st televised controversy in the United States election campaign.In 90 moments of commonly intense exchanges, the Republican and Autonomous presidential candidates traded cases over essential political election issues featuring the economic climate, immigration and abortion.BBC Verify has been analyzing them.Are travelers in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they're [immigrants] consuming the pets, people that was available in, they are actually consuming the pet cats, they're eating the pet dogs of individuals that live there". DECISION: There is actually no evidence that this is occurring. Trump's review observed an unsupported case - which was discussed through his vice-presidential candidate JD Vance - that immigrants coming from Haiti who have recently worked out in Springfield, Ohio, have been consuming pets.Springfield urban area officials told BBC Verify: "There have been no credible reports or even specific insurance claims of family pets being actually damaged, hurt or even violated through individuals within the immigrant community." You can read more here.Was Trump-era jobless the worst due to the fact that 1930s? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Donald Trump left our company the worst lack of employment due to the fact that the Great Crash". JUDGMENT: This is actually inaccurate. In the end of Trump's phrase of workplace in January 2021, the lack of employment cost was 6.4%. However it has actually been much higher given that the Great Depression.In October 2009, unemployment peaked at 10% in a period of deep financial financial crisis. It has dropped continuously given that, apart from a sharp optimal throughout the Covid pandemic, and also in the best recent records for August 2024, lack of employment stood at 4.2%. Are millions of folks entering into the US from jails and asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our company have numerous people pouring into our nation coming from jails and jails, from mental institutions and also ridiculous asylums". VERDICT: There is actually no documentation for these kind of numbers.There have had to do with 10 million encounters along with travelers transition the United States border considering that January 2021. There are actually no openly accessible plan the number of of them have actually provided attend jail or arise from mental organizations however there is some information on the amount of have previous illegal convictions.Of the 1.4 million apprehensions of individuals crossing the perimeter illegally until now this financial year (to September 2024) - and where the Boundary Patrol had the capacity to inspect versus law enforcement databases - about 14,700 people had previous unlawful convictions.That's equal to roughly 1% of all perimeter apprehensions within this time period and also does not amount to the "millions" Trump is actually claiming.Will Trump authorize 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 refused that he will sign a national ban if elected president. He possesses pointed out that he would leave behind restrictions on abortion get access to up to individual states to decide.Here, Harris additionally referred to "his Venture 2025" - a referral to a record released by the right-wing Heritage Structure describing a checklist of plan propositions that they strongly believe a Trump presidency should implement.It does not suggest a national restriction either, but it does suggest limiting abortion access.Trump has distanced himself from the paper, pointing out: "I recognize nothing concerning Task 2025. I possess no tip that is behind it." Lots of former Trump management representatives are related to Task 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in US history?CLAIM: Trump: "The worst inflation our company have actually ever possessed" [was under Biden] VERDICT: This is untrue. Under President Biden, inflation reached the top at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when costs were actually rising greatly in a lot of nations. Inflation was last above 9% in 1981, yet it has been significantly greater than that at a number of other aspects in US history.Since its own height in mid-2022, inflation has actually lost to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. However costs are still rising as well as it is actually an essential issue for a lot of voters.Would Trump tolls set you back families $4,000? CLAIM: Harris: "Economic experts have actually claimed that that Trump purchases tax obligation will really lead for middle lesson family members in about $4,000 even more a year". JUDGMENT: Harris calls Trump's suggested income tax on bring ins a purchases tax obligation. Some economic experts have predicted that these tariffs could set you back loved ones this a lot. Others possess lesser estimates. Trump asserts the expense would be actually experienced through overseas nations but economists strongly believe there would be actually a financial expense for United States international merchants and also customers. The $4,000 amount stems from review - by the left-of-centre brain trust the Centre for American Progression - of Trump's vow to enhance tariffs on all imported items to 10-20% plus all items imported from China to 60%. They took the amount the United States purchases in goods from abroad yearly, found out the amount of the brand-new tax obligations on these goods would certainly be actually and also split this by the amount of families in the US.It works out at $4,600 every house, but when you examine "middle earnings" households you receive a number of $3,900 a year.Other quotes are lower. The Peterson Institute believes the influence would be actually closer to $1,700 a year (for tolls at 10%) or $2,500 (at 20%). Is criminal activity down in Venezuela due to the fact that it is actually delivering wrongdoers to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Activity in Venezuela ... is way down since they have actually taken their offenders off the streets and also provided to her [Harris] to embed our nation". JUDGMENT: There is no evidence that Venezuela is actually performing this. Crime amounts are down but experts state this is actually as a result of the state of the economic condition. The Venezuelan government performs not post reliable unlawful act figures, yet the independent Venezuelan Observatory of Violence does.The Observatory's 2023 yearly report stated that violent fatalities that year - such as homicides - were down through a quarter matched up to 2022. The Observatory informed BBC Verify: "Criminal offense is actually lowered in Venezuela through a reduction in criminal offense chances: banking company burglaries disappear considering that there is actually no amount of money to take kidnappings are lowered due to the fact that there is actually no money to pay out ransom money." It said it had observed no evidence that the Venezuelan authorities was delivering thugs to the US.Reporting by Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.