Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: False (78% confidence)
The most recent SIPRI data (April 2026 release, covering 2025) shows U.S. military spending at approximately $954 billion, while the combined spending of the next 10 highest-spending countries (China, Russia, Germany, India, UK, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, France, Japan, and South Korea) totals approximately $1.113 trillion — meaning the next 10 combined exceed U.S. spending by roughly $159 billion. Even using the 2023 SIPRI dataset, the combined total of the next 10 countries is estimated at approx…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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