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Antibabelicyesterday at 2:03 PM1 replyview on HN

This is incorrect. Wikipedia relies primarily on secondary sources, which makes it a tertiary source, and it describes itself this way.[1] The World Factbook does not collect the information it provides, making it a secondary source.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PSTS


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FrustratedMonkyyesterday at 2:53 PM

It can be both. It uses Primary and Secondary sources. That is why you check the references and use them appropriately.

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