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0 pointsarrowsmith3mo ago0 comments

The CIA World Factbook is a tertiary source.

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hulitu3mo ago

But treated by Wikipedia as _the_ primary source. /s

red-iron-pine3mo ago

it is an official release put out by an organ of the US government responsible for creating intelligence.

presumably their facts are undergoing vetting and validation.

thaumasiotes3mo ago

Yes, I was surprised by the overwhelming consensus here that the CIA, which is responsible for knowing what's true about other countries, doesn't do any validation of the claims they make about other countries.

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