Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: Misleading (78% confidence)
The claim was accurate for several prior years but is not supported by the most recent available data. SIPRI's 2025 military expenditure figures (published April 2026) show U.S. spending fell to $954 billion while the next 10 highest-spending countries combined totaled approximately $1,167 billion — exceeding the U.S. figure. However, if China is excluded and the U.S. is compared only to ranks 3–12, those 10 countries sum to approximately $879 billion, which is less than the U.S. total, indicat…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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