Debt Scorecard True 0% 17 Checks Mostly True 0% 57 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 27 Checks False 0% 64 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 9 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Debt Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing: President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” May 21, 2025 Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook: “El nuevo presidente ha aprobado el Programa Nacional de Alivio de Deuda 2025 para todos los hispanoamericanos”. By Maria Briceño • March 27, 2025 TikTok posts stated on February 8, 2025 in a TikTok post: People can get student debt “erased” by filing Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act complaints because the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal student loan databases. By Claire Cranford • March 27, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: "El fondo de innovación para la deuda americana está ayudando a los hispanoamericanos a borrar hasta $50,000 de deuda de tarjetas de crédito...para evitar otra recesión". October 31, 2024 Tim Walz stated on September 21, 2024 in in Bethlehem, Pa.: “Donald Trump added more to the national debt than any other president, ever.” By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 3, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: "La nueva ley de condonación elimina $15,000 de la deuda de tarjetas de crédito para todos los estadounidenses". By Maria Briceño • September 9, 2024 Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: La comunidad de hispanos se puede beneficiar de una "Nueva ley de prosperidad nacional elimina hasta 47,000 en deudas de tarjetas de crédito". By Maria Briceño • July 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on April 1, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: “A todos los hispanoamericanos se les borraran sus deudas...porque quieren luchar contra la recesión que se avecina”. By Maria Briceño • April 5, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: "El reciente Programa de Alivio de Deudas 2024 está ayudando a miles de estadounidenses con deudas totales que superan los $13,000". April 4, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook: "El presidente Biden acaba de anunciar el nuevo programa 'Latinos sin deudas 2024' que ayudará a toda la comunidad hispana con problemas de deudas". April 3, 2024 Load More Latest Articles The deficit has fallen under Joe Biden. It’s still higher than before the pandemic. By Louis Jacobson • March 5, 2024 A family budget is often invoked in U.S. debt fights. Just how similar is it to a federal budget? By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2023 Could President Biden use the 14th Amendment to head off a debt default? By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2023 The battle over the debt limit: What to know after the House GOP passed its bill By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2023 Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Is homeownership harder for Black Americans to achieve? By Gabrielle Settles • August 31, 2022 The Democrats’ overstated claim that the Inflation Reduction Act curbs debt, inflation By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2022 Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’ By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2021 The looming debt-ceiling showdown: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2021 Donald Trump’s executive action on student loans, explained By Sophie Austin • August 11, 2020
