Checking Trump and Harris Stump Speeches

Every Falsehood, Exaggeration and Untruth in Trump's and Harris's Stump Speeches Former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are forging ahead in the final weeks of an intensely fought and incredibly tight 2024 race. Core to their efforts are visits to battleground states, including stops on one Friday in September by Mr. Trump in Las Vegas and Ms. Harris in Wilkes-Barre, Pa .

Those rallies, held just three days after their first and possibly only debate, were characteristic of the candidates' campaign stops and messaging thus far. Mr. Trump spoke almost three times as long as Ms. Harris, and was often unscripted and unmoored from reality. Ms. Harris stuck largely to her usual talking points, outlining her background and proposals in broad strokes. Here's a fact-check of both candidates' speeches.