Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: False (88% confidence)
The most recent SIPRI data (April 2026 release, covering 2025) shows U.S. military spending at $954 billion, while the next 10 countries (China $336B, Russia $190B, Germany $114B, India $92.1B, UK $89B, Ukraine $84.1B, Saudi Arabia $83.2B, France $68B, Japan $62.2B, Israel ~$48.3B) sum to roughly $1,157 billion — well above the U.S. figure. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, using the same SIPRI 2025 data, explicitly states the U.S. now outspends only the next six countries combined ($905B), not…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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