Fact-check: “The U.S. defense budget is larger than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: False (88% confidence)
The most current authoritative data — SIPRI's Military Expenditure Database, updated April 27, 2026, which supersedes all prior versions — shows the U.S. spent roughly $954 billion on defense in 2025, while the next 10 highest-spending countries combined (China, Russia, Germany, India, UK, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, France, Japan, and Israel) totaled approximately $1.167 trillion. The U.S. figure is also below the next-10 combined on 2024 data ($997B vs. ~$1.032T). The U.S. defense budget does far…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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