Factcheck: Is Poland really saving on the army to save the budget?

On September 12, 2024, a video with the catchy title “Poland has no money for military needs!” appeared on the CTVBY YouTube channel.
The content of this video:

Poland’s immense budget has dried up, the country has run out of money for military needs, although Warsaw has never been stingy in this area. The Polish government has abandoned the idea of ​​​​receiving almost 500 Highmors installations, which the United States had previously agreed to purchase. Each of them costs about $ 5 million. They also need significant stocks of missiles, which will also entail additional costs. Poland regularly saves on people in order to maintain, among other things, the country’s large army. But now it has decided to save on security. Instead of American MLRS, they will buy South Korean ones. The United States has not yet commented on Warsaw’s decision. Perhaps a reaction will follow today. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Poland.

Our verdict based on the analysis:

Verdict: Incorrect

Reasons:

• The thesis or claim is completely false: information from several sources or the opinions of several experts in a particular field contradict it.
• The cause-and-effect relationships and connections clearly do not exist, as claimed.
• When quoting, essential parts are omitted, rearranged, changed, or incorrectly translated from a foreign language, resulting in a fundamental change in the meaning of what is said.
• The event occurred in material respects differently than stated.

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