08/23/2024
BBC Fact Checks: "... Kamala Harris convention speech fact-checked
Would Trump ban abortions across America?
CLAIM: Trump would "enact a nationwide abortion ban”.
VERDICT: This is misleading. Trump has said he would not sign a national abortion ban and that he believes the issue should be left to individual states.
But would Trump limit access to birth control?
CLAIM: “As a part of his [Trump’s] agenda, he and his allies would limit access to birth control.”
VERDICT: This is misleading. Trump has not said he would do this.
Ms Harris appears to be referring to Project 2025, a document published by a right-wing research group, the Heritage Foundation.
What about a 'Trump tax' costing families almost $4,000?
CLAIM: “Trump tax… would raise prices on middle class families by almost $4,000 a year."
VERDICT: This is based on one estimate of how much Trump's plan to impose tariffs - or taxes - on imported goods might cost US households. Other estimates are smaller.
And did Trump tank the immigration deal?
CLAIM: "Trump believes a border deal would hurt his campaign. So he ordered his allies in Congress to kill the deal."
Trump said the bill was “horrendous” as he thought it was not tough enough on immigration.
Finally - did Trump threaten to leave Nato?
CLAIM: “Trump … threatened to abandon Nato.”
VERDICT: This is true. Trump did threaten to leave the alliance. He has also said the US will remain a member as long as European allies increase their defence spending.
As president, Trump recalled saying “yes, I will leave you” when asked whether the US would quit Nato if other members didn’t commit to more defence spending.
In an interview with GB News earlier this year, he said that the US under his watch would be “100%” committed to Nato as long as European members paid their "fair share" of defence costs. ..."
BBC Verify has looked into some of the claims made by Kamala Harris at the DNC in Chicago.
