And he was asked this in the spin room afterwards. What did you think of the moderators fact checking you throughout? i think the moderators were very unfair. Trump supporters described it as three against one because he was fact checked more than kamala harris. But he said much more that was not true. In springfield, they are eating the cats, they are eating the dogs. They are eating the pets of the people that live there. It prompted one of the more unlikely fact checks. Abc news did reach out to the city manager there. He told us there city manager there. He told us there had _ city manager there. He told us there had been no credible reports _ there had been no credible reports of specific claims of its being _ reports of specific claims of its being harmed, orabuse within its being harmed, orabuse within the immigrant community. Well, i've seen people on television. . . After sourcing that claim to people on television, trump also said this. Her vice presidential pick says abortion in the ninth month is absolutely fine. He also says execution after birth, execution, no longer abortion, because the baby is born, is ok, and that's not ok with me. Again, the moderators did not let this pass. There is no state in this| country where it is legal to kill a baby. After it is born. The moderators clarified fact checked donald trump five times, kamala harris not once, despite her making statements that required correction. For example, she said. . . That's not true. She also said this. . . If donald trump were to be reelected, he will sign a national abortion ban. Well, there she goes again, it's a lie. That harris statement was misleading but there were also many other trump claims that went unchecked, for example, he said. . . This is not supported by evidence. During one attack on biden and harris, trump claimed there's been the worst inflation we've ever had. That's not true. And how abc approached all of this was different to cnn injune. It decided not to fact check biden and trump during their debate, although it did so afterwards, and this illustrates how, ever since trump first ran in 2016, journalism has wrestled with how to respond to the volume of false and misleading claims he makes. Pollster frank luntz tweeted. . . Maybe it will, but while both candidates made statements that require correction, trump did so much more. It's not biased to that out. The contest for the white house remains tight. The bbc has launched its national poll tracker based on the latest polling data in the us. Since us presidentjoe biden stepped down from his reelection campaign, kamala harris has maintained a slight lead at 47%, compared to donald trump who is at 44%. But the presidency is not won by the national popular vote. It's decided by the us electoral college, in which candidates aim to secure 270 or more electoral college votes. And that's determined state by state. Analysts say the presidency will come down to who can win over undecided voters in seven battleground states. The first showdown between kamala harris and donald trump was also closely watched by people across the globe. The pair traded tense exchanges on the state of us foreign policy. One of the most contentious statements of the night was made by the former president, who claimed that haitian migrants in the state of ohio were killing and eating pets. Those claims have since been debunked, and haiti's government has now condemned what it has called discriminatory remarks, describing the comments as disinformation that stigmatises and dehumanises compatriots abroad. Meanwhile, donald trump says that pop sensation taylor swift will as he put it pay a price for her endorsement of his rival kamala harris following tuesday night's presidential debate. In a fox news interview, mr trump said he was not a fan of the singer, describing her as too progressive. Swift announced her support of the vice president in a social media post, calling her a a steadyhanded and gifted leader. Analysts say the young women who comprise much of swift's loyal base are likely to be a key demographic in the presidential election. For more on taylor swift's endorsement, i spoke to mark harvey. He's the director of the masters of business administration programme at the university of st mary and has been studying how celebrity trends influence politics. Market, as a celebrity endorsements go, doesn't get bigger than taylor swift? st bigger than taylor swift? at the bigger than taylor swift? git the moment, no. Taylor swift is probably the most popular on the planet. She is a phenomenon in a way that really few entertainers have been since may be michaeljackson or the beatles or elvis. She is really kind of up there. So i think default makes a very influential. default makes a very influential.. influential. Given how tight the selection _ influential. Given how tight the selection is, _ influential. Given how tight the selection is, what the selection is, what difference could this really make? this election. Difference could this really make? this election. Well, i'm not sure _ make? this election. Well, i'm not sure about _ make? this election. Well, i'm not sure about that. I'm not sure about that. Because it's really hard to say. First of all, you need to take the variables into account that most political scientists do, right. Most people are not going to votejust do, right. Most people are not going to vote just because taylor swift essoh. Is going be things like the economy, political id, and things are so polarised in this country right now that people have already chosen sides so we're talking about margins that are super small among undecided people or mobilising people who won't vote anyway. So if she were able to be influential in this case, then it could make a significant difference, because this election is potentially so close that, who knows, they could make a difference. Its could make a difference. It's caettin could make a difference. It's getting young _ could make a difference. It's getting young people to vote going to be a key influence here? we have already seen some figures through from votu. Org, the site she said, hundreds of thousands of people have logons and she encouraged them to. Yes, yes. Why was a potentially is, that would be the intention. I would also say that i've done some research with a couple of colleagues of mine, alison and glenn walker, and it was basically a study with over 1000 people and the question had to do with whether or not taylor swift would be influential in this election and what we actually found is that most respondents were actually very turned off by taylor swift wys potential political endorsement and the conclusion would be that camino, perhaps it would have a negative effect in terms of people wanting to vote and it may not they may not like her because she is being political. Tell us more about the survey, thatis tell us more about the survey, that is interesting, what was the age above the people that you survey? it the age above the people that you survey? you survey? it is a whole diversity _ you survey? it is a whole diversity of _ you survey? it is a whole diversity of groups. You survey? it is a whole diversity of groups. It you survey? it is a whole diversity of groups. It is| diversity of groups. It is across the board. Keep in mind, i'm just beginning to dissect the numbers, it has not been published yet, that is our initial take on some of the numbers so far. initial take on some of the numbers so far. What did you take of the numbers so far. What did you take of the timing _ numbers so far. What did you take of the timing of numbers so far. What did you take of the timing of the take of the timing of the endorsement? because of celebrities help a candidate in terms of keeping the name high up terms of keeping the name high up in the news cycle, that was not needed last night, it was all anyone was talking about, the debate. the debate. I know, no. And that's interesting. _ the debate. I know, no. And that's interesting. You the debate. I know, no. And| that's interesting. You would think when would be a good time for her to intervene? would it be during the democratic national convention? well, there are a lot of positives during kamala harris during that time. Last night seems like it would be a very good intuitive time in terms of really trying to deliver a blow. In fact, that makes it difficult for people like me also measure the effects of things when you have one big event sitting next to a major endorsement how can you disentangle the two? so i'm probably not going to be able to tell you whether or not it made a huge difference, right. But i will say that may it doubled the bars or maybe just more of the same. I doubled the bars or maybe 'ust more of the samei more of the same. I mean, i watched _ more of the same. I mean, i watched tim _ more of the same. I mean, i watched tim watts more of the same. I mean, i watched tim watts being more of the same. I mean, i l watched tim watts being told about the endorsement live, he looked thrilled. The harris team surely our thrilled, this is something they have been looking for for a while. is something they have been looking forfor a while. tim watts. It looking for for a while. Tim watts.. looking for for a while. Tim watts.. . . . watts. If they were a candidate they would _ watts. If they were a candidate they would be _ watts. If they were a candidate they would be absolutely they would be absolutely thrilled if taylor swift would endorse me as well. That is a thing that is difficult to disentangle when you look at the literature, the actual research, because, granted, it may be possible that her endorsement may turn certain people off, but at the same time we know when celebrities start talking about issues and candidates than people are likely to pay attention. Sometimes attention is just going to be good just to have more of it. Again, it is hard to know what her effect would be, if she has mobilised 338 million people to go registered to vote, that is a definite effect that we can look at, whether or not that helps or hurts harris we don't know. What is the most powerful celebrity endorsement we have seen here in the us? i celebrity endorsement we have seen here in the us? seen here in the us? i think it's oprah seen here in the us? i think it's oprah winfrey. Seen here in the us? i think it's oprah winfrey. It seen here in the us? i think it's oprah winfrey. It is seen here in the us? i think it's oprah winfrey. It is the | it's oprah winfrey. It is the only case we can really point to and say ok, this person made an endorsement and it had an effect and it happened when barack 0bama was running for president, running for the democratic nomination to run for president stop she made an endorsement and it probably made a difference in terms of1 million votes and this is pretty solid research that has supported that. It really is difficult to determine whether or not celebrity endorsements make a huge difference most of the time, because of all of the other variables are out there that affect people's votes, people are asking how much does gas cost? was the economy like? what my political identification? all sorts of questions. It's not usually what does taylor swift think question mark alberto fujimori, the former president of peru, who was convicted of human rights abuses, has died. He was 86. His death was announced by his daughter, and indirect successor, keiko fujimori. A controversial and authoritarian figure, he governed peru between 1990 and 2000 before being forced from office amid allegations of corruption. His tough stance against a leftwing guerrilla insurgency while president brought allegations of human rights abuses. He fled the country in 2000 but was subsequently arrested and extradited to peru, where he was convicted in a number of cases including for corruption, abuse of power and being behind two death squad massacres in the early 1990s. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Let's look at some other stories making news. The uk housing minister says the government hopes to stop landlords evicting tenants in england without cause by next summer. Labour's renters* rights bill will also ban bidding wars, set a time limit for landlords to fix problems, and give tenants the right to have a pet. Landlords say they need time to prepare for the changes. The uk government has announced a 500 million grant for tata steel. The grant will contribute towards the cost of putting an electric furnace in its port talbot plant in south wales. It will melt scrap steel or iron to produce steel. The changes will lead to the loss of up to 2,800 jobs. The national farmers' union has warned that it could fail to meet its target of making uk farming net zero by 2040. The union says it will miss the goal because there was allegedly a lack of investment in climatefriendly agriculture schemes by the previous government. The current government says it is still committed to reducing emissions in the farming sector. You're live with bbc news. The us and uk are reconsidering a block on ukraine using longrange missiles to attack targets deeper within russia's borders. Us secretary of state antony blinken and uk foreign secretary david lammy have been in kyiv to discuss the risk of escalating the war. The kremlin warned of a russian response should a strike on its territory follow. The talks come after mr blinken accused iran of supplying russia with ballistic missiles a claim iran rejects. During their visit, mr blinken and mr lammy each pledged about $700 million dollars for additional humanitarian assistance. For more i spoke to melinda haring, nonresident senior fellow for the atlantic council and senior advisor at the nonprofit razom for ukraine. Can reflect on the comment we have so often from ukrainians and president zelensky. Irate have so often from ukrainians and president zelensky. We need enou:h and president zelensky. We need enough rrot _ and president zelensky. We need enough notjust _ and president zelensky. We need enough notjust to _ and president zelensky. We need enough notjust to survive and president zelensky. We need enough notjust to survive but. Enough notjust to survive but to win, how crucial is it that the uk and the us reconsider allowing these long raise you missiles be made in the west, sent ukraine, to be sent to russia? it west, sent ukraine, to be sent to russia? to russia? it is absolutely crucial. There _ to russia? it is absolutely crucial. There are to russia? it is absolutely crucial. There are two to russia? it is absolutely i crucial. There are two things at stake, one are the us attack and work weapons and the others are the british weapons called scalp. It looks like the uk may have relented but it has just been reported at this point. We don't know yet but ukraine really needs longrange