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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.

Live presidential debate fact-checks

See links in live blog posts.

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

Instagram posts
stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“The population in Gaza has increased by 2.02% since Oct. 7, 2023.”

By Sofia Ahmed • December 6, 2024
Threads posts
stated on December 5, 2024 in a post on Threads:

Elon Musk wrote on X that “without CEOs, the world would not be able to function” and “America will be destitute without us.”

By Madison Czopek • December 6, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 6, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez says multiple viruses will be unleashed on America the day after Trump takes office."

By Jeff Cercone • December 6, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2024 in a post:

Fox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.

By Sara Swann • December 6, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 4, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 6, 2024
Threads posts
stated on November 28, 2024 in a photo:

“Elon Musk is not a citizen of the United States.”

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 5, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 30, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:

"Última hora: secuestraron al doctor Juan J. Rivera quien reveló un remedio casero que elimina la causa de la diabetes en solo un día".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • December 5, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2024 in a post:

Photo shows President Joe Biden used his son Hunter’s injuries from a car accident as a photo opportunity when taking the oath of office for Senate in 1973.

By Sara Swann • December 5, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on November 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Bill Gates has been indicted in the Netherlands.”

By Loreben Tuquero • December 5, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on November 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Elon Musk decides to withdraw support” for World Boxing Organization unless Imane Khelif’s “medal and $25 million bonus are revoked.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 5, 2024