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[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I prefer to go straight to the source and get all my info from cia.gov

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

remember to check on the same stuff 50 to 80 years in the future to see what their internal documentation actually said

[–] onoira@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

when i was in school we were taught to use the CIA World Factbook as a single primary source for our social science papers.

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean, are they gonna lie about population figures and land area?

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

yeah it was fine for stuff like miles of telegraph wire or whatever.