Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Mostly True (90% confidence)
The claim is substantially accurate. A GAO audit of the federal debt schedules states explicitly that from fiscal year 2015 through fiscal year 2025, total federal debt rose from $18.1 trillion to $37.6 trillion — an increase of 107%, which is more than a doubling. A separate GAO comparison of FY2014 to FY2024 shows a similar near-doubling. The minor qualification is that the exact answer depends on which 10-year window and which debt measure you use: the 'national debt' figure most people mean…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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