Farewell to the CIA World Factbook, a reference manual now gone under Trump
President Trump's administration abruptly shuttered the CIA World Factbook, a move critics link to his history with 'alternative facts'.
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Published Apr 5, 2026
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The Trump administration has shuttered the CIA World Factbook, ending a 60-year run as a public reference manual for global geographic and demographic data.
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