The CIA is tired of Hollywood referring to its CIA officers as "CIA agents"

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"Insider tip: A Hollywood habit that drives everyone who works for CIA bonkers is calling us agents," the CIA's Twitter account tweeted Thursday in the words of "your CIA source on the inside" Molly Hale. "In the real-world lexicon of spies: Americans who work for CIA are called 'officers.' Foreigners who give us intel (the actual 'spies') are 'agents.'" As Twitter users were quick to point out, Hollywood might be using the word "agents" because they work for the Central Intelligence Agency.