Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Misleading (85% confidence)
The US national debt has grown substantially over the last 10 years, but it has not literally doubled. Using the standard gross federal debt measure, debt rose from roughly $17.8 trillion at the end of FY 2014 to about $33.2 trillion at the end of FY 2023 — an increase of around 86%, which is a very large increase but falls short of doubling (which would require a 100% increase). Depending on the exact start and end dates used, the increase ranges from roughly 70–90%, so the claim overstates th…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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