Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Mostly True (85% confidence)
Treasury's 'Debt to the Penny' data show gross federal debt at approximately $18 trillion in mid-2015 and approximately $34–35 trillion by mid-2025, representing an increase of roughly 90–95%. This is very close to doubling but falls slightly short of a literal 100% increase when using a strict mid-year-to-mid-year 10-year window. The claim is substantially accurate but requires the minor qualification that the debt nearly doubled rather than exactly doubled.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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