If only the C in CIA stood for “clever.” To mark the 35th anniversary of the start of the Iran hostage crisis, the surprisingly social media-savvy Central Intelligence Agency used Twitter to point out how the Oscar-winning film Argo took creative license with history.
The CIA has a Twitter account — and a sense of humor, apparently. The spy agency began tweeting on Friday and racked up more than 35,000 followers in its first half-hour. CIA Labs is a chartered member of the Federal Laboratory Consortium that brings CIA officers together with the private sector and academia to research and develop science and technology solutions in support of CIA’s mission. Through this work, CIA officers have access to leading researchers. The CIA gained 35,000 followers in the first half an hour they joined Twitter last month and now have more than 630,000 followers. Now the spy agency have helped solved what was a strange series.
CIA turns to Twitter to connect with the world The CIA has a new mission. The spy agency is lifting its veil of secrecy, one Tweet at a time. But don't expect to see any classified information. Twitter users in droves made memes and jokes about the logo and the site. “CIA about to release the most minimal tech dnb EP of 2021,” posted one person. “Here at the CIA diversity means a lot to.
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“Today we tell you what’s ‘reel’ vs. ‘real,'” the CIA tweeted Friday before going on a fact-checking spree about what actually happened and what was invented for storytelling’s sake. The differences mostly come down to simplified details (they didn’t go to the Canadian ambassador’s house right away, multiple CIA agents went to Iran) and heightened drama (everything at the airport happened pretty smoothly, actually).
Despite the history lesson, the hashtag-friendly CIA still has lots of love for the film (and isn’t immune to typos): “Real #ARGO: An exciting movie that it kept us on the edge of our seats. Letting @BenAffleck film here? Best bad idea we’ve had. #ThanksBen!”
Check out the whole Twitter stream here.
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