: An online reading room containing over 6,700 documents that have been declassified, covering everything from counter-terrorism to unexplained phenomena .
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: This group at George Washington University is known for its Heroic Excavators of Government Secrets who use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to unearth classified history. : An online reading room containing over 6,700
: A massive searchable database of documents the CIA has released to the public, providing a look into past covert operations and intelligence gathering. 2. Investigative Literature & Deep Dives 700 documents that have been declassified