Claim: "Every American now is $51,000 in debt. That's money I owe, that's money my children owe before they even go to kindergarten, that's their check to the federal government right now."
Fact-check: Caroline Casagrande says every American owes federal government $51,000
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Caryn Shinske
Date published: 2012-11-15T00:00:00