Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Mostly True (90% confidence)
The claim holds up — the US national debt has in fact more than doubled over the past decade, rising from roughly $16.7 trillion in mid-2015 to $38 trillion by late 2025, a 128% increase. The only qualification is that 'doubled' slightly understates the actual growth; the debt has grown by well over double, not just exactly double. Treasury data and FRED records confirm the underlying numbers are accounting facts, not estimates subject to revision.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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