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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

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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

Eric Hovde
stated on September 16, 2024 in Radio interview:

Says opponent Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."

By Madeline Heim • October 3, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on September 29, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Video shows “FBI finds human remains at a McDonald’s meat supplier.”

By Sofia Ahmed • October 2, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs speaking “from prison.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024
Threads posts
stated on September 27, 2024 in a Threads post:

“Weatherman loses it live on air” during broadcast about Hurricane Helene.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 30, 2024 in a Threads post:

Image shows a photo of former President Donald Trump wading through floodwater after Hurricane Helene.

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, PA:

Kamala Harris "let in the 13,099 convicted murderers and opposes all efforts to find them and to remove them."

By Marta Campabadal Graus • October 2, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Georgia coach Kirby Smart's family ends relationship with Taylor Swift: ‘We do not support her endorsement.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 1, 2024
Viral image
stated on September 20, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“TD Jakes MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHES: The search for the renowned bishop begins!”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 1, 2024
X posts
stated on September 29, 2024 in X posts:

A biolab caught fire in Georgia right before the 2024 election.

By Sofia Ahmed • October 1, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2024 in a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania:

Vice President Kamala Harris “even wants to legalize fentanyl.”

By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2024