Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: False (78% confidence)
This claim has been true in some years but overstates the current picture. In 2020, SIPRI data showed the U.S. at $778 billion exceeding the next 11 countries combined at $760 billion — so 'next 10' was accurate then. But by 2025, the same SIPRI data puts U.S. spending at $954 billion, while the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (using SIPRI figures) finds the U.S. exceeds only the next 6–9 countries combined, not 10. The claim is accurate for certain historical windows but is an overstatement of wh…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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