“The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is "double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 26 Jan 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The U.S. spent $849B on war in Afghanistan and about $113B to support Ukraine since Russia invaded. But social media posts falsely claim aid for Ukraine is "double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 January 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 February 2023, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.