Frozen corpus · 10 sources

Evidence snapshot

The source bodies captured at publish time for Ten outlets, one number to the penny, and a fight over which of two days it belongs to — plus a ladder of milestones running from "record-shattering" down to "grim." — each with the quoted spans highlighted at their character offsets. This is the frozen record the audit was checked against.

Source 1 — Fox BusinessUS national debt hits $40 trillion milestone for first time ever
Source 2 — CBS NewsNational debt tops $40 trillion after doubling in less than a decade, Treasury data shows
Source 3 — ReutersUS debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden
Source 4 — Washington ExaminerNational debt crosses $40 trillion in grim milestone
Source 5 — AP via PBS NewsHourThe U.S. national debt now stands at $40 trillion
Source 6 — NPRThe U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion. Yes, with a T
Source 7 — CNBCU.S. government debt passes $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade
Source 8 — Al Jazeera (Umar Farooq, with Reuters)US national debt passes record $40 trillion
Source 9 — Yahoo FinanceUS national debt surpasses $40 trillion
Source 10 — New York Post (running the Reuters wire dispatch)US debt crosses $40T after doubling under Trump, Biden — sparking new warnings of fiscal crisis