.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to head in their first televised controversy in the US political election campaign.In 90 mins of typically fiery substitutions, the Republican politician and Autonomous governmental applicants traded cases over vital election concerns including the economy, immigration as well as abortion.BBC Verify has actually been checking out them.Are evacuees in Ohio consuming pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they are actually [migrants] consuming the canines, people that was available in, they are actually consuming the pet cats, they are actually consuming the pets of individuals that live there". VERDICT: There is actually no evidence that this is happening. Trump's comment followed an unsupported claim - which was actually discussed through his vice-presidential applicant JD Vance - that immigrants from Haiti that have recently worked out in Springfield, Ohio, have actually been eating pets.Springfield metropolitan area officials told BBC Verify: "There have actually been actually no qualified documents or even details cases of pet dogs being actually injured, wounded or even mistreated by individuals within the immigrant community." You can find out more here.Was Trump-era jobless the most awful given that 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left us awful unemployment because the Great Depression". DECISION: This is untrue. In the end of Trump's phrase of office in January 2021, the joblessness rate was actually 6.4%. Yet it has been much higher given that the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, lack of employment peaked at 10% in a period of deep economic recession. It has dropped steadily since, other than a sharp top during the course of the Covid pandemic, as well as in the best recent information for August 2024, joblessness stood at 4.2%. Are actually numerous individuals coming into the US coming from jails and asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "We possess millions of people putting in to our nation coming from prisons and also prisons, coming from psychological establishments and also crazy asylums". VERDICT: There is no evidence for these sort of numbers.There have concerned 10 thousand rendezvous with migrants changeover the United States border due to the fact that January 2021. There are actually no publicly offered plan how many of them have actually offered time in prison or even originate from mental organizations but there is some records on how many possess previous illegal convictions.Of the 1.4 thousand perspicacities of people going across the boundary illegitimately so far this financial year (to September 2024) - and also where the Border Patrol was able to inspect against police data sources - regarding 14,700 folks had previous illegal convictions.That's comparable to approximately 1% of all perimeter judgments in this particular time frame as well as does not amount to the "thousands" Trump is claiming.Will Trump sign a nationwide abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were to be re-elected, he will definitely authorize a nationwide abortion ban". VERDICT: This is actually misleading. Trump has refuted that he will sign a nationwide restriction if chosen head of state. He possesses pointed out that he will leave behind restrictions on abortion get access to around specific states to decide.Here, Harris additionally discussed "his Venture 2025" - a recommendation to a record posted due to the right-wing Culture Base detailing a listing of policy propositions that they feel a Trump presidency must implement.It doesn't recommend a nationwide ban either, but it carries out suggest limiting abortion access.Trump has actually outdoed himself from the documentation, pointing out: "I know nothing at all concerning Project 2025. I have no concept who is behind it." Numerous previous Trump management officials are linked with Task 2025. Was actually rising cost of living under Biden worst in US history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful rising cost of living our team have actually ever before possessed" [was actually under Biden] JUDGMENT: This is actually untrue. Under Head of state Biden, rising cost of living came to a head at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when rates were actually rising dramatically in many nations. Inflation was last over 9% in 1981, but it has been dramatically greater than that at several other factors in United States history.Since its own peak in mid-2022, rising cost of living has dropped to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. Yet rates are still rising as well as it is actually a crucial problem for a lot of voters.Would Trump tolls set you back family members $4,000? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Financial experts have mentioned that that Trump purchases tax obligation would really result for middle course family members in around $4,000 even more a year". VERDICT: Harris names Trump's suggested tax obligation on imports a purchases tax. Some business analysts have actually estimated that these tariffs can cost families this a lot. Others have lesser estimates. Trump urges the cost would certainly be experienced through international countries however economic experts think there would be an economic expense for United States importers as well as buyers. The $4,000 figure originates from study - by the left-of-centre think tank the Facility for American Progress - of Trump's vow to increase tolls on all imported items to 10-20% plus all items imported from China to 60%. They took the amount the United States acquires in items coming from abroad annually, determined the amount of the brand-new taxes on these products would be and also separated this due to the number of houses in the US.It works out at $4,600 per home, but when you consider "mid profit" families you obtain an amount of $3,900 a year.Other estimates are lower. The Peterson Institute believes the influence would certainly be closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or even $2,500 (at 20%). Is unlawful act down in Venezuela because it is actually sending out criminals to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Activity in Venezuela ... is actually way down given that they have actually taken their thugs off the streets and also given them to her [Harris] to put into our nation". DECISION: There is actually no documentation that Venezuela is doing this. Criminal offense degrees are down but specialists mention this is actually because of the state of the economy. The Venezuelan government does not post reliable unlawful act numbers, yet the private Venezuelan Observatory of Violence does.The Observatory's 2023 annual report claimed that intense deaths that year - such as murders - were actually down through an one-fourth contrasted to 2022. The Observatory told BBC Verify: "Crime is decreased in Venezuela by a decrease in criminal offense possibilities: banking company break-ins disappear due to the fact that there is no cash to steal kidnappings are reduced considering that there is actually no cash money to pay out ransoms." It said it had actually found no documentation that the Venezuelan government was sending wrongdoers to the US.Reporting by Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.