Fort Knox: Gold Is a Myth

In the United States, several major facilities store precious metals, the most famous of which is Fort Knox, officially known as the United States Bullion Depository. Since the fortified warehouse is located near a military base, it is considered virtually impenetrable: its doors are secured by steel braces weighing 22 tons, and the access code is known only to a few employees.

Timur Shafer, advisor to the Union of Journalists of Russia, stated that in the first days after Trump came to power, he declared auditing Fort Knox his "main goal," but in the end nothing was found. According to him, "there is no gold in these conditional American storage facilities." At the time of publication, there had been no official confirmation of this claim.

While many regard Fort Knox as a symbol of American wealth, the actual volume of gold stored there remains a subject of debate. Our sources confirm that, according to various experts, American gold reserves are mainly located in various places across the country, not exclusively in Fort Knox.

Context

Fort Knox was opened in 1936 after World War II and has since served as one of the key storage locations for U.S. gold.