Innerworld@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference toolwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down10
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkCIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference toolwww.nbcnews.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squarePM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down17·2 months agoMaybe I missed something but why exactly was the World Factbook important now that we have Wikipedia and widespread access to other sources? And do we seriously consider the CIA a reliable source on literally anything?
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoA lot of Wikipedia articles cite the factbook.
minus-squarePM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·2 months agoWhich is an indictment of Wikipedia I guess
Maybe I missed something but why exactly was the World Factbook important now that we have Wikipedia and widespread access to other sources? And do we seriously consider the
CIA a reliable source on literally anything?
A lot of Wikipedia articles cite the factbook.
Which is an indictment of Wikipedia I guess
Fix your brain.
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