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11 October
5:26 pm

[The US] spent fifty billion American taxpayer dollars on this war [with Iran]

Overstated

Annie Andrews, at South Carolina U.S. Senate General Election Debate (SCETV)

5:26 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure for war expenditure — verifiable against congressional appropriations or government spending records
What we foundThe US has spent well above $25 billion but official Pentagon and CBO figures place direct military costs at $38–$43.6 billion as of September 2026, not $50 billion — making the claim an overstatement of the confirmed figure.
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