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Did Treasury declare US ‘insolvent’? Here’s the bottom line
In March 2026, posts claimed the U.S. Department of the Treasury declared the U.S. government insolvent, which would mean the government had lost its ability to repay its debts.
The rumor spread after the Treasury published financial statements last Monday for the previous fiscal year, which ended in September 2025. Reporters Jack Izzo & Anna Rascouët-Paz teamed up to find the truth.
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