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Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Mostly True (72% confidence)
Using the standard Treasury definition of Total Public Debt Outstanding, the national debt stood at roughly $19.3 trillion in July 2016 and reached approximately $39.3 trillion by late June 2026 — a ratio of about 2.03x, meaning it has just barely more than doubled over that 10-year window. The claim is substantially accurate by that measure, though the result depends heavily on which exact endpoints and which debt concept you use.
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