Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Mostly True (82% confidence)
Official U.S. Treasury and CBO data document that federal debt has increased dramatically over the past decade, with the accuracy of 'doubled' depending on the specific debt measure and start date used. Using 'debt held by the public,' the figure rose from approximately $13.1 trillion (FY2015) to $26.2 trillion (FY2023), representing essentially a full doubling (~100% increase). Using total gross federal debt (the figure most commonly cited in public discourse as 'the national debt'), the figur…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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