Covid-19

"We are delivering lifesaving therapies, and will produce a vaccine before the end of the year, or maybe even sooner," Trump said. "We will defeat the virus, end the pandemic, and emerge stronger than ever before."

Race

"I have done more in three years for the black community than Joe Biden has done in 47 years," Trump said. "And when I'm re-elected, the best is yet to come."

Law and order

"Your vote will decide whether we protect law abiding Americans, or whether we give free reign to violent anarchists, agitators, and criminals who threaten our citizens," Trump said.

Biden

Trump warned that Biden would raise taxes and energy costs, encourage more undocumented migration, release criminals on the streets and "confiscate your guns".

Us and Them

"Always remember," Trump said in a reprise of a line he has said before, "they are coming after me, because I am fighting for you."

Mr Trump spoke for over an hour and made a series of claims. We've fact-checked some of them.

No evidence supplied to support assertion (Lie)

Donald Trump and other Republicans have claimed that Joe Biden supports this but Mr Biden has said repeatedly that he does not.

In June, he told CBS News: "I don't support defunding the police". Mr Biden repeated this view in an opinion piece for USA Today, calling for reform of the police. "I do not support defunding police. The better answer is to give police departments the resources they need to implement meaningful reforms, and to condition other federal dollars on completing those reforms," he wrote. He's also said he would provide "an additional $300 million to reinvigorate community policing".

Donald Trump's convention speech fact-checked

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53922706



Ah, Trump's tried and trusted technique - "repeat it often enough and the mugs will believe it" .....

Claim 2: "We have already built 300 miles of border wall"

Over-exaggeration (Lie)

Since January 2017, when Mr Trump assumed the presidency, 275 miles of wall along the border with Mexico has been completed, according to the latest US Customs and Border Protection report.

However, most of that was to replace existing structures. A total of 245 miles of wall has been built in place of old barriers. Only 30 miles of new wall has actually been built. Most of this (25 miles) is what's called "secondary wall", which is constructed to reinforce the primary border barrier. The border with Mexico is about 2,000 miles long.

I noticed that his wife's smile fades very quickly, she looks quite sad or upset.

So, actual new (primary) wall is 5 miles .....

So, actual new (primary) wall is 5 miles .....

I noticed that his wife's smile fades very quickly, she looks quite sad or upset.