Fact-check: “The US national debt has doubled in the last 10 years”
Verdict: Mostly True (85% confidence)
The US national debt has grown by roughly 95–100% over the past decade, putting it right at or just past the doubling threshold depending on the exact start and end dates used. U.S. Bank reported in June 2026 that federal debt 'has roughly doubled over the past decade' at $39.2 trillion, and a Fortune article from October 2024 documented that total federal debt had doubled to $35.4 trillion over 10 years from that earlier vantage point. The claim is substantially accurate, with the only qualifi…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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