The CIA has a new, not-so-secret mission: to watch and debunk Katherine Heigl 's new espionage drama, State of Affairs. As first noted by TMZ, the agency has been using its Twitter account on Mondays — when new episodes air on NBC — to correct or clarify the show's portrayal of its inner workings.
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State of Affairs stars Grey's Anatomy alum Heigl, 36, as Charleston Tucker, an agency analyst in charge of presenting the President's Daily Brief, or PDB. A CIA spokesperson told TMZ that tweeting about the series helps to "counter popular myths and misconceptions."
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The most recent instance of this occurred on Monday, Dec. 1, when Heigl's character was shown debriefing Alfre Woodard's President Constance Payton. In Woodard's hands was a folder full of papers — but in real life, the CIA says, the Commander in Chief gets his info on an electronic tablet.
Style, format & presentation of the #PDB are based on the preferences of the current president. President Obama asked for it electronically.
— CIA (@CIA) December 2, 2014
President Obama & other key national security policymakers now receive the #PDB in a tablet format. http://ift.tt/1zbxr2C
— CIA (@CIA) December 2, 2014
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TMZ also cited an example from an earlier episode, when Charleston met in person with some agency operatives. On Monday, Nov. 25, the CIA tweeted that face-to-face gatherings are actually very risky, and that it's safer to exchange information via a "dead drop."
The most dangerous type of communication between agents and their handlers: direct, face to face contact. One solution: use a #deaddrop
— CIA (@CIA) November 25, 2014
A #deaddrop allows secure communication at a prearranged location. One person leaves material & later the other person picks it up.
— CIA (@CIA) November 25, 2014
State of Affairs does have at least some inside scoop, though — one of its producers is Rodney Faraon, who used to be a member of the President's briefing team.
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This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Katherine Heigl's State of Affairs Gets a Lesson in Accuracy From the CIA's Twitter Account
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