At the presidential debate on Tuesday, Donald Trump spoke about 'abortions in the ninth month' and Haitian immigrants eating dogs in Springfield. Ohio. He was fact-checked immediately. Regarding immigration, Donald Trump has made a lot of untrue statements during the debate.
He began by claiming that immigrants are "taking over the towns, they are attacking with force…"
That is untrue. While there has been a recent surge in immigration to several US cities, the majority of these individuals entered the country lawfully, either with work permits or permission to remain while their cases are pending in court. There hasn't been any widespread violence in these areas, and several, in-depth studies—including one from the conservative Cato Institute—have shown that immigrants are generally less likely than Americans born in the US to commit crimes.
Additionally, Trump made a reference to immigrants "eating the dogs" in Springfield, Ohio, which the debate moderators fact-checked in real time. Republicans have occasionally repeated this false information while substituting dogs for cats. The New York Times stated that the city has witnessed a significant influx of migrants from Haiti, which has assisted with staffing issues and stretched the capacity of some services including clinics and schools. Due to continuous violence, hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants were granted temporary protected status under a measure implemented by the Biden administration. According to some estimates, the city has had up to 20,000 visitors from Haiti, according to the Times.
During Thursday's discussion with President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump allegedly made misleading statements regarding late-pregnancy abortions, according to experts. One of the main issues that will shape this year's presidential race is abortion.
On Thursday, in a debate against Hillary Clinton, the then-candidate for president, Trump reiterated statements he had made in 2016 about late-pregnancy abortions. "They will take a child's life in the eighth month, the ninth month, and even after birth," he declared.
Late-pregnancy abortions occur at or after week 21 of pregnancy, per definition. This stage of pregnancy accounts for fewer than 1% of all abortions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Just 6% occur between 14 and 20 weeks of pregnancy, or during the second trimester, but more than 80% occur at or before nine weeks of pregnancy. A born baby's life is not ended by an abortion.