FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate

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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate
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In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in starkly different terms.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democrat ic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. - In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in distinctly different ways.

TRUMP: “I created one of the greatest economies in the history of our country. ... They’ve destroyed the economy.” THE FACTS: Trump has said he doesn’t know about Project 2025, a controversial blueprint for another Republican presidential administration. HARRIS: “What the Wharton School has said is Donald Trump’s plan would actually explode the deficit.”

Republicans have criticized Harris for “flip-flopping” on the issue, noting that Harris said in the 2020 campaign that she opposed fracking, a drilling technique that is widely used in Pennsylvania and other states. That doesn’t come close to “millions and millions of people” monthly. .... It is also unproven that “many of these people are criminals.”

Voting by people who are not U.S. citizens already is illegal in federal elections. It can be punishable by fines, prison time and even deportation. While noncitizens have cast ballots, studies show it’s incredibly rare, and states regularly audit their voter lists to remove ineligible voters from the rolls.

THE FACTS: There’s no evidence to support the claim, which Trump and his campaign have used to argue immigrants are committing crimes at a higher rate than others.“TRUMP: “Just like their number of 818,000 jobs that they said they created turned out to be a fraud.” There is no evidence that either Pelosi or McConnell directed the security officials not to call the guard beforehand.TRUMP: “They’re building big auto plants in Mexico, in many cases owned by China.”

Biden’s victory over Trump in 2020 was not particularly close. He won the Electoral College with 306 votes to Trump’s 232, and the popular vote by more than 7 million ballots. Recounts in key states affirmed Biden’s victory, and lawsuits challenging the results were unsuccessful.THE FACTS: Russian President Vladimir Putin did wryly claim last week that Harris was his preferred candidate, but intelligence officials have dismissed the comment as not serious.

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