.Getty ImagesDonald Trump and also Kamala Harris went head to head in their initial televised argument in the US election campaign.In 90 mins of usually fiery exchanges, the Republican politician as well as Autonomous presidential applicants traded cases over vital political election issues including the economic situation, migration and abortion.BBC Verify has been examining them.Are travelers in Ohio eating pets?CLAIM: Trump: "In Springfield, they are actually [migrants] eating the canines, the people that can be found in, they're consuming the pet cats, they're eating the household pets of individuals that reside there". VERDICT: There is actually no documentation that this is occurring. Trump's remark observed an unjustifiable insurance claim - which was shared by his vice-presidential prospect JD Vance - that migrants coming from Haiti who have actually lately cleared up in Springfield, Ohio, have actually been actually eating pets.Springfield metropolitan area officials said to BBC Verify: "There have actually been actually no dependable documents or even specific cases of animals being actually hurt, hurt or violated by people within the immigrant community." You can learn more here.Was Trump-era unemployment awful due to the fact that 1930s? CASE: Harris: "Donald Trump left our company the worst joblessness since the Great Depression". VERDICT: This is misleading. By the end of Trump's phrase of office in January 2021, the unemployment rate was actually 6.4%. But it has actually been actually greater due to the fact that the Great Depression.In Oct 2009, joblessness topped at 10% in a period of deep-seated economical downturn. It has actually fallen steadily due to the fact that, apart from a stinging peak during the course of the Covid pandemic, as well as in one of the most recent records for August 2024, unemployment stood up at 4.2%. Are actually countless folks entering the United States coming from prisons as well as asylums?CLAIM: Trump: "Our team have countless people putting in to our country coming from jails as well as prisons, from psychological organizations and crazy asylums". VERDICT: There is no documentation for these kind of numbers.There have actually had to do with 10 million rendezvous along with evacuees crossing over the United States border given that January 2021. There are no openly offered figures on the amount of of all of them have actually provided attend penitentiary or come from psychological organizations however there is actually some records on how many possess previous criminal convictions.Of the 1.4 million understandings of individuals moving across the border unlawfully thus far this fiscal year (to September 2024) - and also where the Boundary Watch had the capacity to inspect versus law enforcement data sources - regarding 14,700 people had previous criminal convictions.That's equivalent to around 1% of all border knowledge within this duration and also does not total up to the "thousands" Trump is actually claiming.Will Trump authorize a nationwide abortion ban?CLAIM: Harris: "If Donald Trump were actually to be re-elected, he is going to sign a national abortion restriction". VERDICT: This is actually misleading. Trump has actually refused that he would sign a nationwide restriction if elected head of state. He has said that he will leave behind restrictions on abortion get access to as much as private conditions to decide.Here, Harris likewise discussed "his Task 2025" - a recommendation to a documentation posted due to the conservative Heritage Foundation summarizing a list of plan proposals that they strongly believe a Trump presidency should implement.It does not propose a national ban either, yet it performs encourage restricting abortion access.Trump has distanced himself coming from the documentation, claiming: "I know nothing regarding Project 2025. I possess no concept that is behind it." Lots of past Trump administration officials are connected with Venture 2025. Was rising cost of living under Biden worst in United States history?CLAIM: Trump: "Awful inflation our company have actually ever possessed" [was actually under Biden] JUDGMENT: This is inaccurate. Under President Biden, inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, each time when rates were increasing dramatically in numerous nations. Inflation was final above 9% in 1981, but it has actually been actually substantially higher than that at several other factors in US history.Since its optimal in mid-2022, inflation has gone down to 3.3%, for the year to May 2024. Yet prices are still climbing and also it is actually a key concern for several voters.Would Trump tariffs cost families $4,000? INSURANCE CLAIM: Harris: "Economists have actually said that that Trump sales tax obligation would really lead for middle lesson loved ones in about $4,000 additional a year". DECISION: Harris calls Trump's recommended tax obligation on bring ins a sales income tax. Some business analysts have determined that these tariffs could possibly cost loved ones this a lot. Others have lesser quotes. Trump firmly insists the price would be actually experienced through overseas countries yet financial experts believe there would certainly be an economical expense for US importers as well as buyers. The $4,000 body originates from review - by the left-of-centre think tank the Center for American Progression - of Trump's guarantee to increase tariffs on all imported goods to 10-20% plus all products imported coming from China to 60%. They took the amount the US buys in products from abroad every year, identified just how much the new taxes on these items would certainly be actually and separated this by the variety of homes in the US.It exercises at $4,600 per family, however when you check out "middle revenue" families you acquire a body of $3,900 a year.Other quotes are actually reduced. The Peterson Principle thinks the impact would be closer to $1,700 a year (for tariffs at 10%) or even $2,500 (at twenty%). Is actually criminal offense down in Venezuela since it's sending criminals to the US?CLAIM: Trump: "Criminal Activity in Venezuela ... is way down since they have taken their thugs off the streets as well as given them to her [Harris] to put into our nation". VERDICT: There is actually no proof that Venezuela is performing this. Criminal activity amounts are actually down yet experts claim this is due to the condition of the economic climate. The Venezuelan federal government does not post reputable crime numbers, yet the individual Venezuelan Observatory of Brutality does.The Observatory's 2023 annual report stated that violent deaths that year - including homicides - were actually down through an one-fourth reviewed to 2022. The Observatory told BBC Verify: "Crime is actually lowered in Venezuela by a reduction in unlawful act options: bank robberies go away since there is actually no loan to swipe kidnappings are actually reduced due to the fact that there is no money to pay ransoms." It said it had viewed no evidence that the Venezuelan government was actually delivering bad guys to the US.Reporting by Lucy Gilder, Merlyn Thomas, Daniele Palumbo, Gerry Georgieva & Kayleen Devlin.