The first US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden saw a chaotic 90-minute faceoff, one that's been slammed as a "disgrace" and "the worst".
Incumbent Trump and Biden, who was Vice President under Barack Obama, battled over Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic among other issues, but debate moderator Chris Wallace struggled to keep control of the pair.
Here's how the world reacted.
'Extraordinary'
In a series of Twitter posts, Dan Wootton, Kiwi executive editor of UK tabloid The Sun, described the debate as "explosive".
"Even the most fanciful Hollywood screenwriter couldn't have scripted this debate," he wrote, adding Biden looked like he was "struggling".
"You wouldn't believe this debate was real if it was scripted on a telly drama!"
'The single most embarrassing and unedifying spectacle in the history of modern American politics'
According to Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan, the debate "did a massive disservice to America and the American people".
"This US Presidential debate was watched all over the planet and couldn't have been a worse advertisement for the self-acclaimed greatest superpower," he wrote for the Daily Mail.
'Trump trampled'
An article by Shane Goldmacher, The New York Times' national political reporter, says Trump "trampled over everything".
"He bulldozed Mr Biden and the moderator, Chris Wallace, throughout the evening.
"But his goal, other than making for a convoluted contest, was less clear."
'Heckled, bullied and lied'
The Guardian columnist Richard Wolffe wrote that Trump "behaved as he has for the last four years".
"He blustered and he lied. He came out swinging and didn't mind where his fists landed: his opponent, the moderator, the Biden family, the microphones," Wolffe wrote for The Guardian.
"As a debating tactic, Trump's choice of endless chatter succeeded in dominating the conversation. As a pitch for the sliver of undecided voters left in America, it was a charmless barrage of hostility and hubris."
Debate marred by false statements
The Associated Press (AP) has fact-checked several claims made during the debate, including Trump saying there's been "no problem whatsoever" holding political rallies despite COVID-19 threats.
"That's not correct," AP writes. "Trump held an indoor rally in Tulsa in late June, drawing both thousands of participants and large protests.
"The Tulsa City-County Health Department director said the rally 'likely contributed' to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases there."
On the other side, Biden claimed violent crimes in the US plummeted "17, 15 percent" under the Obama administration.
"That's overstating it," AP says.
"Overall, the number of violent crimes fell roughly 10 percent from 2008, the year before Biden took office as Vice President, to 2016, his last full year in the office."
