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		lyu07282 20 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CIA to Sunset the World Factbook 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?

ceejayoz 20 hours ago [–]

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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