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Live: Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate Sept. 10, 2024, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff September 10, 2024

PolitiFact live fact-checked the first 2024 presidential debate Sept. 10 in Philadelphia between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Read our roundup of fact-checks from the Harris-Trump debate here.

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stated on December 8, 2021 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

false

false

Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 in a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

false

false

Social Media
stated on September 6, 2024 in in social media posts:

Haitian immigrants are eating pets and wildlife in Springfield, Ohio.

By Jeff Cercone • September 9, 2024
Social Media
stated on September 2, 2024 in social media posts:

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is on the way to Aurora, Colorado, to confront a Venezuelan gang.

By Loreben Tuquero • September 9, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on July 20, 2024 in remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.:

Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”

By Grace Abels • September 9, 2024
One Nation
stated on August 23, 2024 in an ad:

“Sen. Jacky Rosen voted to increase taxes on families making less than $75,000 a year.”

By Seth A. Richardson • September 9, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 3, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"La nueva ley de condonación elimina $15,000 de la deuda de tarjetas de crédito para todos los estadounidenses".

By Maria Briceño • September 9, 2024
X posts
stated on September 3, 2024 in una publicación en X:

“Un grupo de 32 venezolanos armados tomaron esta noche un edificio de apartamentos en Chicago”.

By Sofia Ahmed • September 9, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.:

Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2024
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 28, 2024 in an Instagram ad:

Elissa Slotkin “gave your hard-earned tax money to illegal immigrants.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 6, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 5, 2024 in a post:

Video shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz dancing to Beyoncé in a cowboy hat and crop top.

By Sara Swann • September 6, 2024
X posts
stated on September 3, 2024 in X posts:

A group of 32 armed Venezuelans took over an apartment building in Chicago.

By Sofia Ahmed • September 6, 2024