this was posted on 27. of november 2024. on the 3rd of december someone found a correct looking number in a yemen government document which was published in 2005 and updated wikipedia. so at least the country itself was not under any illusion of being bigger than they actually are.
i figured there was some connection, but i didn't expect the author to be involved because i would have expected that they update the article and mention that they found a document and fixed wikipedia.
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They knew the figure was wrong but needed a document with the correct figure they could reference.
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