Trump-Harris debate live updates: Candidates go on attack in zinger-filled showdown (Page 4 ) | September 11, 2024

Fact-Check of Key Claims:

• Claim by Harris: “The former president said climate change is a hoax.”
  Fact-Check: True
  Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax” in public statements and tweets dating back to 2014, often describing it as a “money-making industry.”
• Claim by Trump: “Iran was broke under Donald Trump. Now Iran has $300 billion because they took off all the sanctions that I had.”
  Fact-Check: Mostly False, Needs Context
  While some sanctions enforcement has been relaxed under the Biden administration, Iran has not accumulated $300 billion. Estimates suggest a maximum of around $100 billion during Biden’s term.
• Claim by Harris: “As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is an active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, the first time this century.”
  Fact-Check: False
  U.S. troops are still stationed in combat zones, including Iraq and Syria, where they have come under attack.

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