evidence: At another point during the debate, Trump criticized Biden’s handling of international issues and questioned his mental acuity, saying that "Biden had no idea how to talk to [Russian leader Vladimir Putin]" and suggested he "doesn’t even know he’s alive." [...] While discussing immigration during the debate, Trump amplified a highly controversial and unfounded claim about migrants in Springfield, Ohio. He suggested that Haitian immigrants in the area were eating pets, saying "They’re eating the dogs, the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there." The statement echoed a baseless internet conspiracy that has been debunked by local authorities and media fact-checkers. [...] "I said that?" Trump asked after the moderator read back his statement from a recent interview at a Moms for Liberty event. Trump, who has long maintained that the 2020 election was "stolen" despite a lack of evidence, insisted his recent remark "was said sarcastically," and he firmly rejected any acknowledgement of his loss to Biden.