Fact-check: “The US has blocked Anthropic from doing business with the Pentagon.”
Verdict: Mostly True (82% confidence)
Multiple primary sources — including a federal court order, a CRS report, a GSA press release, and reporting citing on-record statements from President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — document that the U.S. executive branch took formal actions in early 2026 designed to block Anthropic from Pentagon-related business, including a DoD 'supply chain risk' designation and a presidential directive for all federal agencies to immediately cease use of Anthropic's technology. The claim the…
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