CIA to Sunset the World Factbook

Re:CIA to Sunset the World Factbook by Sharlin on Thursday February 05, 2026 @10:10AM (#46900478)

The Factbook has always been widely regarded as a reliable source of information.

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Re:CIA to Sunset the World Factbook by lyu07282 on Thursday February 05, 2026 @10:25AM (#46900683)

I would hope that most people do understand that the CIA is a heavily biased source to use on information on other countries.. like wtf?

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Re:CIA to Sunset the World Factbook by ceejayoz on Thursday February 05, 2026 @10:28AM (#46900731)

Heavily biased sources can still provide useful facts, if you're careful.

For example, the IDF now accepts Hamas's death toll estimates after decrying them as inflated for years. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-01-29/ty-article/.p...

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Re:CIA to Sunset the World Factbook by ekianjo on Friday February 06, 2026 @01:10PM (#46916107)

By the Western world aligned with the US?

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