Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: True (92% confidence)
Official Treasury and Federal Reserve data confirm the US national debt roughly doubled over the past decade. Starting from around $17.8 trillion in mid-2014 through mid-2016, the debt reached approximately $35–38 trillion by 2024–2025, representing a growth of well over 100%. The claim holds across multiple reasonable 10-year windows.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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