Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: Misleading (82% confidence)
The claim has been true for some years and false for others, and even in its best years it only clears the bar by a narrow margin. SIPRI data show that for 2023, the US ($916B) was actually slightly below the next 10 combined (~$931.7B), though it did exceed the next 9. For 2025 — the most recent SIPRI annual release — the US ($954B) is well below the next 10 combined (~$1,167B). The claim holds more cleanly only if you reduce the count to 'next 9' or look at select earlier years, so presenting…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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