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The Golden Dome missile defense shield received federal funding from this year’s historic One Big Beautiful Bill.

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The President issued a message celebrating the sixth birthday of the United States Space Force, praising the Guardians and civilian personnel for protecting the nation and ensuring U.S. space superiority. The statement highlights the Space Force's roles—deterring counterspace threats and delivering satellite communications, navigation, and missile defense—and notes that the Golden Dome missile defense program received federal funding in this year’s One Big Beautiful Bill. The message also touts that the Space Force met its annual recruiting goals three months early.
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The statement that the Golden Dome missile defense shield received federal funding from this year's historic One Big Beautiful Bill is accurate. The White House's official announcement on July 4, 2025, highlighted the funding of the Golden Dome missile defense system as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (whitehouse.gov) Additionally, the Presidential Message on the Sixth Birthday of the United States Space Force, dated December 20, 2025, also mentions the Golden Dome missile defense shield receiving federal funding from this legislation.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 09:01 AMTrue
    The statement that the Golden Dome missile defense shield received federal funding from this year's historic One Big Beautiful Bill is accurate. The White House's official announcement on July 4, 2025, highlighted the funding of the Golden Dome missile defense system as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (whitehouse.gov) Additionally, the Presidential Message on the Sixth Birthday of the United States Space Force, dated December 20, 2025, also mentions the Golden Dome missile defense shield receiving federal funding from this legislation.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:50 AMUnverifiable
    The statement claims that the Golden Dome missile defense shield received federal funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. However, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, allocated an additional $150 billion in defense spending, primarily for unmanned drones, including kamikaze drones, unmanned aircraft systems, drone boats, and underwater drones. There is no publicly available information confirming that the Golden Dome missile defense shield received funding from this legislation. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified with the current information.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:05 AMUnverifiable
    The statement claims that the Golden Dome missile defense shield received federal funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. However, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, allocated an additional $150 billion in defense spending, primarily for unmanned drones, including kamikaze drones, unmanned aircraft systems, drone boats, and underwater drones. There is no publicly available information confirming that the Golden Dome missile defense shield was among the projects funded by this legislation. Therefore, the claim cannot be verified with the current available sources.
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:56 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the funding allocated for the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bill includes $25 billion for the Golden Dome system, as detailed in the White House's official document. (whitehouse.gov) Additionally, the Department of Defense has acknowledged the allocation of $25 billion for the Golden Dome in the One Big Beautiful reconciliation bill. (defense.gov)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:08 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the Presidential Message on the Sixth Birthday of the United States Space Force, which mentions the development and implementation of the Golden Dome missile defense shield, funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:26 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the funding allocation for the Golden Dome missile defense shield as outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bill includes a $25 billion investment in the Golden Dome system, as detailed in the White House's official document. (whitehouse.gov) Additionally, the Congressional Research Service notes that the bill provides approximately $24.4 billion for integrated air and missile defense, described as funding for "Golden Dome for America." (congress.gov) Therefore, the claim that the Golden Dome received federal funding from this year's historic One Big Beautiful Bill is accurate.
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:57 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the White House's announcement that the Golden Dome missile defense shield received federal funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill. The bill allocated approximately $24.4 billion for integrated air and missile defense, which was described as funding for the "Golden Dome for America." (congress.gov) Additionally, the White House fact sheet confirms that the bill includes funding for the Golden Dome missile defense system to protect the homeland from 21st-century threats. (whitehouse.gov)
  8. Original article · Dec 20, 2025
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