Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: Misleading (72% confidence)
The claim is close to true but overstates the gap by one country. Using SIPRI's 2024 data — the most widely cited authoritative dataset — the US spent $997 billion, while the next 10 countries combined spent roughly $1.03 trillion, meaning the US does NOT exceed the next 10 combined. However, the US does exceed the next 9 combined (roughly $981 billion), a comparison the White House's own 2026 Economic Report of the President explicitly confirms using official data. The 'next 10' version of the…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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