The first presidential debate was fact-checking

Tuesday’s first presidential debate of the 2024 election, hosted by ABC News, marked the first meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Trump and Harris presented their respective cases for the White House during the intense, ninety-minute debate at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center.

While the Republican and Democratic contenders discussed the most important issues confronting the country, ABC News live fact-checked their remarks to make sure their responses weren’t misleading, exaggerated, or in need of additional context.

HARRIS CLAIM: Trump’s plan, according to 16 Nobel laureates, would raise inflation and plunge the country into a recession.

AVERAGE: Mostly accurate.

Regarding inflation during Trump’s presidency, Harris accurately quotes the Nobel laureates: “There is understandable concern that Donald Trump will rekindle this inflation. Nevertheless, despite claiming that Harris’ plan is “vastly superior” to Trump’s, the group’s letter makes no mention of a recession by mid-2025. Instead, the organization stated in a statement: “We think that a second Trump term would be detrimental to the U.S. s. ‘s financial position in the global economy and a destabilizing impact on the U.S. s. its internal economy. “.”.

Daniel L., Eric S. Maskin, Oliver Hart, Angus Deaton, George Akerlof, and Claudia Goldin are the sixteen economists. McFadden, Roger B., and Paul R. Milgrom. Alvin E., Paul M., Myerson, Edmund S., and Phelps, Edmund S. Roth, William F. Sharp, Robert J. The Christopher A. Shiller. Stiglitz, Joseph, Sims, and Robert B. Wilson.

—Louis Jacobson of PolitiFact.

HARRIS CLAIM: According to Trump, a “20 percent tax on everyday goods” would increase annual family expenses by roughly $4,000. “.”.

Valid, but requires clarification.

The universal “10–20 percent” tariff that Trump has proposed for all U.S. S. automobiles, electronics, wine, food items, and a wide range of other imports. In addition, he has suggested imposing a tariff of 60% on Chinese imports. Vice President Harris referred to the proposal as “Trump’s sales tax,” even though the outgoing president hasn’t made a formal proposal for one. However, independent economists assert that the proposed import tariffs would surely raise prices for all American consumers.

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact financial impact on families, and estimates vary greatly—depending on the study, additional annual costs per household could range from $1,700 to nearly $4,000. Trump has not advocated raising taxes on American families.

He has suggested maintaining the 2017 individual tax cuts as well as removing taxes from Social Security benefits and tips.

—Devin Dwyer of ABC News.

Trump made the following claim: “Very few people have ever seen inflation like it is now.”. Perhaps the worst in the history of our country. ****.

FACT-CHECK: It was high, but not true.

Although the annual inflation rate did reach a peak in June 2022, early in Joe Biden’s presidency, it wasn’t the highest it had ever been. There are numerous instances where the U.S. inflation rate is substantially higher than 9 percent. Including the years immediately following World War II, the late 1970s and early 1980s oil embargo and shortages, and the period in which the inflation rate reached its highest point at 14.5 percent.

By July 2024, the annual inflation rate has dropped to 2 percent, the lowest level in three years. Noteworthy is the false assertion made by President Biden that he inherited his predecessor’s high rate. In actuality, when he assumed office, inflation was at 1.4 percent.

*The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provided the data for this fact check. Louis, often known as St. Louis Fed.

HARRIS CLAIM: According to Harris, the unemployment rate under Trump is at its highest level since the Great Depression. “. .

FACT-CHECK: Requires background.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that during Trump’s administration, the unemployment rate reached its highest point since the Great Depression in April 2020, at 14.8 percent. But as the economy began to rebalance, unemployment quickly fell to 6.4 percent in January 2021, the month before Trump left office. Furthermore, the 6.4% unemployment rate is still lower than it was in October 2009, when the Great Recession peaked at 10%.

After removing statistics related to pandemics, the lowest point of the unemployment rate under Trump was marginally higher than the lowest point under Biden. Both performed well: at their lowest, 3 percent under Trump and 3 percent under Biden, respectively, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Labor Statistics Bureau.

HARRIS CLAIM: The bill that would have secured the border was “killed” by Trump.

FACT-CHECK: Accurate.

A $20 billion plan to significantly improve security along the U.S.-Mexico border was unveiled earlier this year by a bipartisan group of senators. S. – border with Mexico. The bill would have increased the bar for asylum claims, increased funding for the construction of a new border wall, ended “catch and release,” effectively closed the border when illegal crossings surge, and added hundreds of border patrol, ICE, and asylum officers.

The bill received public support from the powerful Border Patrol union, which has previously endorsed Trump. But in the hours following the February unveiling of the draft legislation. 5. Despite the fact that numerous Republicans had spent years advocating for some of the security measures included in the agreement, Trump urged his party to oppose the bill.

At a rally in Las Vegas on February, Trump assured supporters, “I’ll fight it all the way.”. 8. Many senators are attempting to politely accuse me of being the cause of it. That’s alright, I say. Just put the blame on me. Trump stated outright that he was motivated by election-year politics when he said, “This Bill is a great gift to the Democrats, and a Death Wish for the Republican Party.”. Trump posted on social media, “It absolves Democrats of the terrible job they’ve done on immigration and the border and places the entire burden squarely on the shoulders of Republicans.”. All Republicans who were involved in negotiating the deal voted against the bill in a crucial procedural Senate vote that took place in May, all but one of them.

Trump claims that immigrants from Haiti are consuming pets in Ohio.

Check Your Facts: Untrue.

The Ohio city of Springfield asserts that these allegations are untrue. No reliable reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured, or abused by members of the immigrant community have been made, a city spokesperson tells ABC News. “.

There have been many false allegations made online, and in recent days, prominent political figures have posted on social media, adding credence to the rumors that migrants from Haiti are robbing and eating animals there.

Furthermore, no concrete evidence of immigrants participating in unlawful actions, like squatting or littering in front of homes, has been found. Moreover, there have been no reports of immigrants purposefully obstructing traffic,” the spokesman continued.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the House Judiciary GOP X account presented Trump as an animal savior by showing him cuddling cats and ducks.

One of the most popular pictures on the internet, of a man clutching a dead goose, was actually taken two months ago in Columbus, Ohio, rather than Springfield. The local who took the picture told ABC News that he was shocked to see “false narratives” propagated using his image. ****.

The Springfield News-Sun reports that there have been no reports of pets being taken and consumed to the Springfield Police Department. The city even made a website that refutes some of the claims.

The low cost of living and plentiful employment opportunities in the area have attracted migrants, according to the city’s website. An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 immigrants reside in the county, according to the city, and the county’s housing, healthcare, and educational systems are under stress due to the population growth that has occurred so quickly. The city asserts, however, that many of the migrants are federally granted Temporary Protected Status, indicating that they are here lawfully.

HARRIS CLAIM: Project 2025 is something that Trump “intends on implementing.”.

FACT-CHECK: Requires background.

In April 2023, conservative allies and former Trump advisors released a 900-page policy blueprint to facilitate the election of a new Republican administration. The Heritage Foundation, a well-known right-wing think tank, spearheaded the initiative, which it called Project 2025. It includes recommendations for writing regulations, managing the economy, assuring national security, staffing the government, and reorganizing federal agencies.

If Trump is re-elected, according to Harris, “he intends on implementing” the “detailed and dangerous” plan. However, Trump downplays any connection to Project 2025, stating on social media in July that “I have not seen it, have no idea who is in charge of it” and that its goals are being driven by the “severe right” and that its content is “seriously extreme.”. “.

Trump wrote on social media, “I disagree with some of their statements and some of their statements are utterly absurd and appalling.”. However, a large number of the document’s objectives—such as building a border wall, deporting illegal immigrants in large numbers, and prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports—are generally supported by Trump.

Several former cabinet secretaries and West Wing aides, among other former members of his administration, worked on the project. According to ABC News, numerous individuals who contributed to the creation of the Republican Party platform were also involved. In April 2022, Trump made the following statement at a Heritage Foundation event: “This is a great group and they’re going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do.”. when the people of the United States give us a massive mandate to save America. “.”.

HARRIS CLAIM: Harris declared that he would sign a national abortion ban if Donald Trump were to win reelection. “.”.

FACT-CHECK: Not true.

With regard to his choice of Supreme Court justices who struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, Trump has declared that he has “no regrets.”. However, he has also stated time and time again that, should he be elected, he will not sign a federal law outlawing abortion and will instead leave the decision to the states. This year, it was unclear if he would uphold the Comstock Act, an 1873 statute that forbids the mailing of abortion-related supplies.

The bill would, among other things, outlaw the shipping of the medication mifepristone, which is used to end pregnancies before their full term. The Biden administration claims that because the medication has medical applications beyond abortion and it is impossible to monitor its use, the law is unenforceable. JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, and other conservatives have demanded that the law be enforced.

Trump stated that he would not enforce the Comstock Act, even though “we will be discussing specifics of it,” in an August interview with CBS News.

TRUMP CLAIM: According to Trump, “No one was fired because of anything to do with Afghanistan.”. ‘.

FACT-CHECK: Accurate, but requires explanation.

It is true that nobody who had a direct say in the disorganized U.S. s. public accountability for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in 2021.

It seems that Trump is particularly referencing a suicide bombing that claimed 13 U.S. lives. s. personnel in the military. I. s. Ultimately, the Central Command determined that the bombing was unavoidable and that the Marine sniper team members were misled when they claimed to have the suicide bomber in their sights.

According to Trump, congressional Republicans, and a number of Gold Star families, these investigations have not gone far enough.

TRUMP CLAIM: Fracking should be outlawed by Kamala Harris.

FACT-CHECK: Context is necessary.

True, Harris has stated that her views on policy have changed, despite her previous calls for a complete ban on fracking. Harris stated, “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,” at a CNN town hall on climate change in 2019, while she was still a senator. “Fracking,” which stands for “hydraulic fracturing,” is a method used to extract natural gas and oil from subterranean rock formations.

As the attorney general of California, Harris added, she supported the state’s efforts to outlaw the practice in her home state. She did, however, ultimately come around to the idea of fracking after she was selected as Biden’s running mate in 2020. Harris stated that neither she nor Biden would outlaw fracking during an October 2020 episode of ABC’s The View. During the ABC News Presidential Debate, Harris reaffirmed her position that fracking would not be prohibited.

Trump declared, “I want to give you 10,000 soldiers from the National Guard.”. I was turned down by them. I was turned down by Nancy [Pelosi]. “.”.

FACT-CHECK: Untrue.

There was “no evidence” to back up the allegation that Trump ordered “10,000 troops ready for January 6th,” according to the bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol’s final report. “. .

The Acting Secretary of Defense for President Trump, Christopher Miller, was quoted in the report as directly disputing this assertion while testifying under oath, stating, “There was no direct order from the President” to prepare 10,000 troops for January. 6. .

Not to defend the Capitol, the report stated, but rather to emphasize that Trump had “floated the idea of having 10,000 National Guardsmen deployed to protect him and his supporters from any supposed threats by left-wing counter-protesters.”. ****.

Trump would not be prosecuted for crimes if elected, according to the Harris Claim.

FACT-CHECK: Modestly accurate.

In response to a historic Supreme Court ruling in June, Vice President Harris declared that Trump would be “immune from any misconduct” and have “no guard rails.”.

The core powers, which comprise the authority to negotiate treaties, veto legislation, designate cabinet members, name ambassadors, lead the armed forces, and issue pardons, were upheld by the court. The court further held that presidents are entitled to “at least presumptive immunity” for other “official acts,” which are broadly construed as deeds committed within the “outer perimeter” of their official duties as long as they do not “manifestly or palpably beyond his authority.”. ****.

Although the ruling is generally understood to offer presidents broad protection, the court stated that presidents are “not above the law” and do not have “absolute” immunity, which allows for a limited number of situations in which a sitting or former president could be charged with a crime. The court stated that “unofficial” acts are likewise not immune.

Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed two active federal criminal cases against President Trump. Though it has greatly slowed down the process and made it more challenging to convict Trump, the Supreme Court ruling does not mean that those prosecutions cannot proceed. Trump’s Justice Department could fire the Special Counsel and essentially shut down the cases against him if he were to win a second term.

Trump claimed that Biden had restored the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from the beginning. “.

FACT-CHECK: Mostly untrue.

With the undersea pipeline known as Nord Stream 2, Russia could have increased its natural gas exports to Western Europe without going through Ukraine and denying Kyiv billions of dollars in access fees. Indeed, Trump’s announcement of sanctions in 2019 put a stop to the pipeline’s construction. But according to a 2020 analysis by the Congressional Research Service, the pipeline was almost finished by then, with the majority of the project taking place during Trump’s presidency.

Later, in 2021, at Germany’s request, Biden lifted sanctions against the pipeline’s builder; however, he reinstated them the following year, when Russia invaded Ukraine.

HARRIS CLAIM: The disorderly withdrawal from Afghanistan is the result of Trump’s agreement with the Taliban.

Needs context for FACT-CHECK.

A year later, the swift disintegration of Afghanistan’s forces can be attributed, according to the chief government monitor on the war, to Trump’s 2020 agreement with the Taliban. However, the same office also states that Biden’s choice to maintain a strict withdrawal date of U.S. S. Troops also played a role.

Under the terms of Trump’s agreement with the Taliban, U.S. s. forces by May 2021 and free 5,000 of its fighters from prisons in Afghanistan, provided they promise not to attack U.S. S. forces are involved. Afghanistan Reconstruction Special Inspector General: The accord was interpreted by Afghan forces as a “signal that the U.S. S. was hurrying out of the country, giving the enemy control of Afghanistan. Moreover, Trump had decreased U. s. According to the inspector general, Afghan forces were unprepared to take over, and troop levels had dropped to their lowest point in the 20-year conflict.

According to Biden’s advisors, the inadequate security environment in which the newly elected president found himself in January 2021 put him in a nearly hopeless situation. Biden may have increased U.S. s. troops to the nation in an attempt to support the faltering Afghan government. However, doing so would have prolonged the country’s already longest war and increased the likelihood that the Taliban would attack American forces again. The inspector general claimed that the Taliban took over after the government collapsed because of low morale among Afghan troops as a result of Biden’s declaration that he would stick to a 2021 withdrawal date.

TRUMP CLAIM: Walz and Harris are in favor of abortion “in the eighth, ninth, and seventh months… and most likely after birth.”. “.

FACT-CHECK: Not true.

Trump asserted that Democrats permit the killing of a newborn in some states. That is untrue.

No state permits the killing of an infant after birth. In all fifty states, infanticide is prohibited. His false allegation, which he specifically cites remarks made by a former governor of Virginia, is a result of the refusal of many Democrats to accept any legal restrictions on abortion. Renowned physician Ralph Northam once stated that in extremely rare instances of late pregnancy in which fetuses are nonviable, doctors deliver the baby, perform CPR if the mother desires, and then have a “discussion” with the mother.

A number of states, including Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and Gov., permit abortions only until fetal viability. Minnesota, where Tim Walz is from, is one of the states where abortion procedures are lawfully unlimited. Proponents of abortion rights assert that doctors won’t attempt to end full-term, healthy pregnancies just because there are no legal repercussions following fetal liability.

In actuality, access to late-term procedures is restricted, expensive, and complicated medically; these procedures are usually performed only in cases where the fetus is not expected to survive or when the woman’s life is in danger. Legislation codifying the 1973 Roe v. Supreme Court ruling is something that many Democrats claim they want to pass. Wade, which safeguards the right to an abortion up until viability.

TRUMP CLAIM: Convincing judges that he lacked standing in election cases, Trump claimed he lost the 2020 election on a “technicality.”.

FACT-CHECK: Untrue.

After Biden received 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232, Trump was declared the winner of the 2020 election.

Following the 2020 election loss, Trump and his supporters filed over 60 lawsuits to contest the results; however, the vast majority of these cases were thrown out or dropped. Since the plaintiffs in many of the cases were unable to establish a sufficient link between their claims and the action they were contesting, the cases were dismissed. A common and legitimate reason for a case to be dismissed is lack of “standing.”.

TRUMP CLAIM: The Biden administration turned over to the Taliban $85 billion worth of “brand new beautiful military equipment” in Afghanistan.

Fact Check: Untrue.

This is untrue because the US has estimated spending on security assistance in Afghanistan since 2001 to be $83 billion.

Nevertheless, the Inspector General of the Defense Department projects that $7.11 billion in U.S. s. -funded apparatus was taken over by the Taliban when the U. s. removed. This amount, according to the government watchdog, includes nearly all of the night-vision, surveillance, communications, and biometric equipment supplied to Afghanistan forces, as well as 78 aircraft, 9,500 air-to-ground munitions, 40,000 vehicles, and 300,000 weapons.

HARRIS CLAIM: Regarding the Central Park 5, Harris declared, “Trump ran a full-page ad demanding their execution.”.

FACT-CHECK: This is accurate.

Shortly after the arrest of the Central Park Five, Trump bought full-page advertisements in New York newspapers calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty in New York. Above Trump’s signature, the advertisement stated that “these muggers and murderers” ought to be “forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes.”.

– Aaron Sharockman of PolitiFact.

CLAIM BY HARRIS: Trump and Kim Jong Un exchanged love letters.

FACT-CHECK: Untrue.

Following their June 2018 summit in Singapore, Trump and Kim Jong Un did correspond via letter in August of that same year. In a tweet, Trump expressed gratitude to the leader of North Korea “I hope to see you soon and thank you for your nice letter.”. When it came to the contents of Kim Jong Un’s letter and Trump’s response, the White House said at the time that Trump had replied to the leader of North Korea, but they did not elaborate.

In an August 2019 press conference, President Trump claimed to have received a “very beautiful letter” from Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea.

At a campaign rally in September 2018, Trump revealed to the audience that the two leaders had once had difficult conversations “and then we fell in love.”. “.

“After that, we fell in love, ok? No, really – he wrote me lovely letters, and they’re fantastic letters,” Trump declared during the gathering. Throughout his presidency, Trump did not hesitate to express his admiration for Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea.

Biden-Harris made historic investments in clean energy, according to the Harris Claim.

FACT-CHECK: Context is required.

The US. s. The World Economic Forum states that the United States has the largest budget for clean energy investments globally, with over $559 billion as of August 2023. According to WEF, about 25% of that investment is going toward the development of efficient, low-carbon transportation, and roughly 33% is going toward low-carbon electricity projects. Quarter one of 2024 saw the U.S. S. $71 billion was invested in clean energy and transportation, indicating that the industry “continued its record-setting growth,” according to Clean Investment Monitor.

In addition, the U.S. S. According to a March report from the Energy Information Administration, the U. s. is now producing more crude oil than any country ever has — and has been for the past six years in a row. In December 2023 the U. S. over 13pc million barrels per day, setting a new monthly record, according to the EIA.

The bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act, and their combined spending totals are the basis for the trillion-dollar figure mentioned by the vice president, the Harris-Walz campaign informed ABC News. According to a statement, “Under the Biden-Harris Administration, America is more energy secure than ever before with the highest domestic energy production on record. Vice President Harris was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote on the largest ever investment to address the climate crisis.”. “. .

The amount of money allotted to the CHIPS and BIL laws surpasses the $1 trillion figures that Harris has mentioned in her campaign speeches, even if you use the lowest estimate for federal spending under the IRA, which is between $780 and 800 billion dollars. All three laws include provisions that address climate change.

TRUMP CLAIM: Trump suggested he ‘probably took a bullet to the head’ because of Harris.

FACT-CHECK: False.

Trump suggested that the July 13 assassination attempt may have been because of Harris. Thomas Matthew Crooks fired on Trump, but the FBI hasn’t proven why he did it. “This is the one that weaponized, not me,” declared Trump. She turned into a weapon. Given what they say about me, I most likely took a bullet to the head. They discuss democracy; I pose a challenge to it. Democracy is in danger because of them. ****.

During the most recent update on the investigation in a briefing with reporters on Aug. 28, FBI Executive Director Robert Wells said, “At this time, the FBI has not identified a motive nor any co-conspirators or associates of Crooks with advanced knowledge of the attack. With our analysis, we still observe a variety of ideologies. So I would say that we see no definitive ideology associated with our subject, either left-leaning or right-leaning. It’s really been a mixture and something that we’re still attempting to analyze and draw conclusions on,” FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office Kevin Rojek said at the same briefing.

While they do not know what motivated crooks, the FBI does believe he had a mindset to carry out some kind of attack and looked at Trump’s Butler rally, about an hour from his home, as a “target of opportunity. “.

“Regarding the subject’s mindset, so we saw, through our analysis of all his – particularly his online searches – a sustained detailed effort to plan an attack on some events, meaning he looked at any number of events or targets. And then when this event was announced, the Trump rally was announced early in July, he became hyper-focused on that specific event and looked at it as a target of opportunity,” Rojek said. “Again, I want to stress that we continue to analyze all the evidence associated with his accounts, with his online search activity. And we have a clear idea of mindset, but we are not ready to make any conclusive statements regarding motive at this time. “.

TRUMP CLAIM: Trump said ‘Ashley Babbitt was shot by an out-of-control police officer that should have never, ever shot her. It’s a disgrace. ‘.

FACT-CHECK: Misleading.

The U. S. Capitol Police Office of Professional Responsibility in August 2021 cleared the officer involved in the shooting of Ashli Babbitt, saying that officer would “not be facing internal discipline. “.

An internal investigation found the actions of the officer were “lawful and within Department policy,” it said.

Babbitt was seen on video on Jan. 6 seconds after Babbitt entered the Capitol, attempting to kick through a window close to the House Speaker’s Lobby. The officer then gave her a shot to kill her.

The organization stated that they had examined all of the information that was available regarding the shooting, including radio calls and video. Capitol Police defended the officer, claiming that his actions prevented lawmakers and their loved ones from dying.

HARRIS CLAIMS: For the first time this century, Harris stated that there isn’t a single American military personnel currently serving in a combat zone, anywhere in the world. “.”.

FACT-CHECK: Not true.

Given that there are U.S. military installations in a combat zone, Harris seems to be adopting a restrictive definition. s. military personnel in the Middle East who have been subjected to lethal fire in the past year.

Now, there are 2,500 U.S. S. military troops in Iraq and more than 900 U. S. soldiers in Syria who are trying to help local forces stop ISIS from making a comeback. While the troops in both countries are mostly involved in an advisory role some of them are also engaged in risky counterterrorism missions against ISIS. But the real threat to these troops over the past year were the repeated attacks against U. S. bases in both nations, having been the target of over 170 rocket and drone strikes by militia groups with Iranian support.

Still, it was an assault on a U.S. S. base in nearby Jordan this past January, which has turned out to be the most expensive. 3 U.S. S. When a drone launched by those militia groups managed to get past air defense systems, 34 soldiers were injured and two soldiers died. Following that assault, the Biden administration ordered extensive airstrikes in retaliation against the militia groups supported by Iran.

TRUMP CLAIM: The President claimed that Iran was bankrupt under his watch. After the sanctions I was under were lifted, Iran now possesses $300 billion. ‘.

Check facts: Mostly untrue; requires background.

If Trump were president, he asserted, Hamas’ Oct. Iran, the main financier of the terror group, “had no money for terror,” so the 7 attack on Israel would never have taken place. But Iran has been the main supporter of Hamas for many years, even during the Trump administration. Tens of millions of dollars were funneled by Tehran during the Trump administration, according to records that the Israeli Defense Forces removed from inside Gaza and that independent news organizations confirmed.

In an opinion piece that was published in 2019, two of Trump’s top Middle East advisors also asserted that Iran was giving $100 million a year to Hamas and other Palestinian terror organizations. Furthermore, according to Trump, Iran made $300 billion more since the Biden-Harris administration “took off all the sanctions I had” against the country.

Iran has been subject to new sanctions imposed by the current administration, which it has maintained. However, in an effort to renegotiate an Obama-era nuclear agreement, which Trump withdrew from in 2018, the U.S. s. did lift some of the sanctions and bring back a U.S. a non-proliferation waiver that permitted foreign businesses to work at Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran’s main source of income, its oil exports, have increased over the last four years, according to shipping data. However, analysts estimate that Tehran has only managed to amass a maximum of $100 billion during President Biden’s administration—a far cry from Trump’s $300 billion estimate.

HARRIS CLAIM: Harris declared, “Climate change is a hoax,” quoting a former president.

FACT-CHECK: True.

Without a doubt, Trump has a long history of characterizing climate change as a “hoax”—mostly prior to and during his first presidential campaign.

Dec. 30, 2015, during a rally in Hilton Head, South Carolina, Trump stated to the attendees, “Obama’s talking about all of this with the global warming and. It’s mostly a scam. It is a fraud. I mean, it’s a money-making industry, that much is true. “On January.”. Trump posted a tweet on April 25, 2014, saying, “NBC News just dubbed it the great freeze—coldest weather in years.”. Does our nation continue to fund the global warming hoax?

As of Jan. 29.2014) in a tweet: “Record-breaking freezing temperatures across the nation and beyond, with snowfall in Texas and Louisiana.”. He tweeted that day, saying, “Give me clean, beautiful, and healthy air – not the same old climate change (global warming) b——-! I am tired of hearing this nonsense.” “Global warming is an expensive hoax.”. “.”.

On January, Trump further referred to climate change as a “hoax.”. Fox and Friends episode from April 6, 2014. Additionally, he mentioned on the Sept. CNN New Day, April 24, 2015, “I don’t think there is a climate change problem.”. Additionally, on Jan. On October 18, 2016, Trump claimed that China benefits from climate change “because China does not take any action to combat it.”. “. .

– Aaron Sharockman of PolitiFact.

TRUMP CLAIM: According to Trump, Europe is giving Ukraine billions less than the U.S. S.

FACT-CHECK: Not true.

According to Trump, the U. S. has pledged to provide Ukraine with “250 billion or more” in aid, while asserting that European nations have contributed $150 billion less, despite being more directly impacted by the conflict.

Look at what’s going on—we’re going to get between 250 and 275 billion. They are between 100 and 150,” Trump remarked.

Actually, though, the U. s. is without a doubt the biggest single donor to Ukraine; however, the contributions of all the European nations have added up significantly over the last few years.

As per the Ukraine aid tracker by Kiel Institute, the U.S. s. , with approximately $257 billion remaining to be allotted, has committed nearly $109 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine thus far.

More than $196 billion has been committed by European nations, $87 billion more than by U.S. S. based on the tracker maintained by the Kiel Institute. Still needs to be distributed, though, is $85 billion of it.

According to media reports, the U.S.

The U. S. remains the crucial supporter of Ukraine and is irreplaceable in terms of military equipment and ammunition, which other NATO allies lack in sufficient amounts. When hard-right pro-Trump Republicans in Congress delayed a new aid bill for months, Ukraine began to suffer severe ammunition shortages. S. has committed $175 billion to Ukraine through Congressional approvals. But in reality, much of those funds are not destined for Ukraine, but instead goes to the Department of Defense for procurement, operations and maintenance, as well as other programs, according to the Kiel Institute.