Fact-check: “The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined”
Verdict: Partly True (62% confidence)
SIPRI data documented U.S. military expenditure at approximately $997 billion in 2024 and $954 billion in 2025, representing roughly 37 percent of global military spending — figures consistent with U.S. spending exceeding the combined totals of multiple top-spending countries. However, the precise claim of 'next 10 countries combined' has not been explicitly confirmed by SIPRI or other primary sources as a headline finding, and the exact number of countries the U.S. outspends on a combined basi…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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