Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Partly True (82% confidence)
Official Treasury and CBO data document that the U.S. national debt has increased very substantially over the past decade, but whether it has 'doubled' depends on which measure is used and the exact start date chosen. Using debt held by the public and a fiscal-year-2015 starting point, the increase from approximately $13.1 trillion to $26.2 trillion (FY 2023) represents a near-exact doubling (~100%). However, using the more commonly cited gross federal debt figure — from roughly $18.15 trillion…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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