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This is On Point. I'm Megna Chakrabardi. What if I told you the gold that backs America's financial system might not even exist?

And some people believe that some of the gold bars in official reserves are maybe even counterfeit gold-plated bars off tungsten or other metals. The real win is if it turns out the not all gold there is maybe Moscow and Beijing,

because a scandal of this magnitude would serve as the ultimate proof that the U.S. financial leadership has been built on deception.

Other people believe the U.S. gold has been swapped or loaned out secretly.

We want some clarity. We want to know, is the gold real?

Is it actually there?

And if it is there, is it owned by the United States of America

or is it pledged to someone else?

Gold fever in the form of fever dream conspiracy theories is back.

And it's very online. And it's caught the attention of

Donald Trump, President of the United States, a man who's dabbled in a conspiracy theory or to

himself in his time, such as questioning the fact that former President Barack Obama was born in the United States.

Well, last month, President Trump was aboard Air Force One

when he casually mentioned that he isn't sure all the gold stored at Fort Knox is still there.

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