.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and also Kamala Harris went head to head in their 1st televised dispute in the US political election campaign.In 90 mins of frequently fiery swaps, the Republican and Democratic presidential prospects traded cases over crucial vote-casting problems featuring the economic condition, migration and also abortion.BBC Verify has been examining them.Are evacuees in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they are actually [immigrants] consuming the pets, people that was available in, they're eating the felines, they are actually eating the animals of folks that reside there". DECISION: There is no evidence that this is occurring. Trump's comment complied with an unwarranted insurance claim - which was discussed through his vice-presidential applicant JD Vance - that migrants coming from Haiti that have lately settled in Springfield, Ohio, have been eating pets.Springfield urban area officials said to BBC Verify: "There have actually been actually no dependable files or even specific claims of household pets being injured, harmed or mistreated by individuals within the immigrant neighborhood." You can read more here.Was Trump-era out of work the worst given that 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left our team the worst unemployment because the Great Hard times". VERDICT: This is actually incorrect. At the end of Trump's condition of workplace in January 2021, the lack of employment rate was actually 6.4%. But it has been actually greater since the Great Depression.In October 2009, lack of employment came to a head at 10% within of deep-seated economical downturn. It has fallen progressively given that, besides a stinging peak in the course of the Covid pandemic, and also in one of the most current records for August 2024, unemployment stood up at 4.2%. Are millions of individuals entering into the United States from jails as well as asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "We have countless people putting into our nation coming from prisons and jails, from psychological institutions and also insane asylums". JUDGMENT: There is no evidence for these kind of numbers.There have actually had to do with 10 million confrontations with migrants crossing over the US boundary because January 2021. There are actually no publicly offered figures on how many of all of them have actually served time in penitentiary or even stem from psychological institutions however there is actually some information on the amount of have previous criminal convictions.Of the 1.4 thousand thoughts of folks crossing the perimeter unlawfully up until now this fiscal year (to September 2024) - and also where the Border Watch had the ability to check versus police data banks - concerning 14,700 people possessed previous unlawful convictions.That's equal to about 1% of all perimeter awareness in this time frame and doesn't total up to the "millions" Trump is claiming.Will Trump sign a nationwide abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were to be re-elected, he will certainly sign a nationwide abortion ban". VERDICT: This is confusing. Trump has refuted that he will authorize a national restriction if selected president. He possesses stated that he would certainly leave limits on abortion get access to up to private states to decide.Here, Harris additionally talked about "his Venture 2025" - an endorsement to a file released by the conservative Culture Foundation describing a listing of plan propositions that they think a Trump presidency should implement.It does not propose a national restriction either, but it does recommend limiting abortion access.Trump has distanced themself from the document, mentioning: "I know nothing at all regarding Project 2025. I have no tip who lags it." Several past Trump administration representatives are connected with Job 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in United States history?CLAIM: Trump: "The worst inflation our company have actually ever before had" [was actually under Biden] DECISION: This is actually untrue. Under Head of state Biden, rising cost of living came to a head at 9.1% in June 2022, at once when prices were actually climbing sharply in several countries. Rising cost of living was final over 9% in 1981, but it has actually been significantly more than that at a number of various other points in US history.Since its optimal in mid-2022, rising cost of living has actually dropped to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. Yet rates are actually still increasing and also it is a crucial concern for numerous voters.Would Trump tariffs cost households $4,000? CLAIM: Harris: "Business analysts have actually stated that that Trump sales income tax would in fact result for center training class family members in approximately $4,000 more a year". DECISION: Harris calls Trump's proposed income tax on bring ins a sales income tax. Some economic experts have actually determined that these tariffs could set you back families this a lot. Others possess reduced quotes. Trump firmly insists the price will be felt through international nations however financial experts strongly believe there would be actually an economic cost for United States foreign buyers and consumers. The $4,000 figure originates from study - by the left-of-centre brain trust the Facility for American Improvement - of Trump's vow to improve tolls on all imported products to 10-20% plus all goods imported coming from China to 60%. They took the amount the United States acquires in items from abroad annually, determined how much the brand-new tax obligations on these goods would certainly be as well as separated this due to the amount of homes in the US.It works out at $4,600 every house, yet when you take a look at "center income" families you acquire a number of $3,900 a year.Other estimates are actually reduced. The Peterson Principle thinks the influence would certainly be actually closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or $2,500 (at 20%). Is actually 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 thugs off the streets and also provided to her [Harris] to put into our nation". JUDGMENT: There is no evidence that Venezuela is actually performing this. Unlawful act amounts are actually down however pros say this is because of the condition of the economic situation. The Venezuelan government does not publish trustworthy crime figures, but the private Venezuelan Observatory of Violence does.The Observatory's 2023 yearly report said that intense deaths that year - like murders - were actually down through a quarter contrasted to 2022. The Observatory said to BBC Verify: "Criminal activity is lowered in Venezuela by a decrease in unlawful act options: financial institution robberies go away since there is actually no amount of money to swipe kidnappings are decreased since there is no money to spend ransoms." It said it had actually observed no proof that the Venezuelan federal government was actually sending criminals to the US.Reporting by Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.