Debate fact check: The truth behind Trump and Biden's claims

Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s first debate saw chaotic scenes in which the president was accused of repeatedly lying about his record and opponent.

Tonight’s second and final debate in Nashville, Tennessee, gave both candidates the chance to make their final arguments to the American electorate.

Mr Trump first claimed that he saved the US from suffering 2.2 million deaths from coronavirus.

Experts say this is a false claim from the president.

That figure is taken from a March report from London’s Imperial College and was based on no preventative measures being taken by the US government and population.

With intervention such as social distancing and masks the actual estimate of deaths was between 100,000 and 240,000.

The US has so far seen more than 228,000 deaths and more than 8.6 million cases.

Mr Trump then claimed that a vaccine for the virus would arrive “within weeks.”

Observers say that there is no indication that the vaccine will be widely available before the end of the year and the Food and Drug Administration has rules in place requiring months of data for the emergency use of a new vaccine.

Later Mr Trump admitted that his claim was not a “guarantee” but said he was hopeful it would arrive by the end of the year.

Mr Trump then claimed that the virus was “going away” and that the country was “rounding the corner.”

But the virus as measured by newly confirmed cases, hospitalisations and test positivity rare is increasing and not decreasing, according to CNN.

More than 30 states across the US have reported an increase in Covid-19 cases over the last week, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Mr Trump then accused Mr Biden of supporting strict coronavirus lockdowns and criticised the governor of Pennsylvania, but observers say that coronavirus restrictions in the state have been significantly loosened.

Mr Trump then said that his campaign was not struggling for money and that he could ‘blow away’ the vice president’s fundraising if he wanted to.

Biden and the Democratic Party in fact out raised the Republicans by $135 million in September, $383 million to $247.8 million.

Mr Trump then accused Mr Biden and his family of earning millions of dollars in foreign contributions.

Mr Biden denied taking any money from foreign nations and referred the president to his 22 years of released tax returns.

During the argument over taxes Mr Trump said that the $750 has has been accused of paying in tax was a filing fee, but tax experts say there is no such charge.

The president then said he had “prepaid tens of millions of dollars over the last few years” and his taxes were still under audit and he would release them when the audit was over.

Tax experts say there is no reason why Mr Trump can not release his taxes if they are under audit and the IRS do not prevent him from doing so.

The candidates then clashed over either men having links to China or Ukraine.

“I don’t make money from China. You do. I don’t make money from Ukraine. you do,” said Mr Trump.

There is no evidence that Mr Biden has any links to corruption in either country, despite the president’s claims about Hunter Biden.

The candidates then moved onto healthcare with Mr Trump claiming Mr Biden supported getting rid of private healthcare in favour of “socialist” healthcare.

Mr Biden says that his healthcare plan does not include universal healthcare, but that he supports a public option for Obamacare.

More follows.