Updated September 11, 2024 — 2.14pmfirst published at 12.55pm

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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. As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged, along with some new ones.

Here’s a look at some of them.

Trump endorses false rumour about immigrants eating pets

Trump: “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats … They’re eating the pets of the people that live there.”

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. Authorities in Ohio have said there are no credible or detailed reports to support Trump’s claim.

Trump claims Democrats support abortions ‘after birth’

Data from the Pew Research Centre says 93 per cent of abortions take place during the first trimester, with only 1 per cent occurring after 21 weeks. Most of those take place before 24 weeks, according to Pew data cited by NPR.

Harris: “Nowhere in America is a woman carrying a pregnancy to term and asking for an abortion. That isn’t happening; it’s insulting to the women of America.”

Trump distances himself from Project 2025

Harris: “What...

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