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Fact-check: “The U.S. defense budget is larger than the next 10 countries combined”

Verdict: False (85% confidence)

The claim was accurate as recently as 2023 (when the National Priorities Project documented it) and arguably into 2024, but by 2025–2026 it overstates U.S. dominance. The most current data from PGPF (May 2026) shows U.S. spending now exceeds only the next 6 countries combined, down from next 9 in 2024, primarily because other nations — especially in Europe — sharply increased their defense budgets. The 'next 10' framing is no longer supported by current primary-source data and creates a false i…

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