‘We are wiping out trillions with a single pen stroke, paid for 100% by foreign tariff money and credit card rewards,’ read the fabricated social media post.
WASHINGTON, DC: Amid ongoing debates regarding the national debt and inflation, a viral social media claim recently suggested that President Donald Trump had signed an executive order slashing the national debt by 55%. The bizarre post quickly drew widespread mockery and prompted a closer look at its authenticity.
Claim: Trump announced he has signed an executive order to cut down national debt by 55%
The rumor stemmed from a manipulated screenshot designed to look like a post from Trump’s official Truth Social account.
According to the fake graphic, Trump supposedly wrote, “I have just signed Executive Order 25-8647, officially reducing our national debt by 55%—taking it overnight from $40 Trillion down to a beautiful, clean $10 Trillion! Nobody else could do it! Pure high IQ Math. Dumborcats don’t understand.”
The fabricated message continued, claiming that a large portion of the debt was “totally ILLEGAL” due to unfair trade practices, adding that foreign entities must wipe out the debt if they want their tariffs removed.
“It’s called leverage, folks! Plus, under basic real estate law—which the low-IQ economists know nothing about—any debt older than 7 years is completely expired anyway!” the screenshot claimed, further asserting that the remaining balance would be settled using “unused corporate credit card points and frequent flyer miles.”
The text concluded with, “We are wiping out trillions with a single pen stroke, paid for 100% by foreign tariff money and credit card rewards, and there is nothing they can do about it! TOTAL VICTORY! MAKE AMERICA DEBT-FREE AGAIN!”
Fact Check: Trump made no such post
In reality, the circulating screenshot is entirely fabricated. No such statement exists on any of Trump’s verified social media channels, and a search of his Truth Social profile yields no matches for the text.
Furthermore, a broader search of economic news and mainstream media reports confirms that no policy or executive order reducing the national debt by trillions of dollars has ever been announced—an event that would undoubtedly be major international news.
Closer inspection of the image also reveals clear indicators of parody, including a watermark bearing the label “@Mrs Putin Satire,” alongside altered timestamps and formatting inconsistencies.