Key claims from the Trump-Harris debate fact-checked.

BBC Verify has been examining Trump and Harris's claims in their first head-to-head debate in the US election campaign.

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In 90 minutes of often fiery exchanges, the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates traded claims over key election issues including the economy, immigration and abortion.

BBC Verify has been examining them.

CLAIM: Trump: “In Springfield, they’re [immigrants] eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets of people that live there”.

VERDICT: There is no evidence that this is happening.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjv3gdxv7go

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