Claim: "The national debt is equal to $48,700 for every American or $128,300 for every U.S. household. It is now equivalent to the size of our entire economy."
Fact-check: Rep. Randy Forbes says national debt comes to $48,700 per person 
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Sean Gorman
Date published: 2012-02-03T00:00:00