'I get to follow you for a change': Tweeters spy comedy gold in CIA's 'best first tweet ever'

The Central Intelligence Agency is now on Twitter. For confirmation of that, do not ask the Central Intelligence Agency:

We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— CIA (@CIA) June 6, 2014

Ah, self awareness!

RT Most epic first tweet of all time? @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— John Perrino (@JCPerrino) June 6, 2014

Props to the @CIA for possibly the best first Tweet ever. 😉

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) June 6, 2014

The @CIA wins twitter for today.

— Pãul (@BravesStats) June 6, 2014

Best first tweet ever RT @CIA We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— Neil ? (@NGC) June 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/TheAustinFitz/status/474972561223081984

Slow clap. RT @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 6, 2014

Ok. That's funny right there. RT @CIA We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— RBe (@RBPundit) June 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/JamesSkerritt/status/474975454395244544

Tweeters have been having an epic time joking about the CIA joining Twitter:

Pretty sure the @CIA put out that great tweet to collect a list of everyone who RTs/responds… #conspiracytheories

— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) June 6, 2014

White House trying not to accidentally out the agent behind the new @CIA account.

— Razor (@hale_razor) June 6, 2014

Methinks there have already been covert tweets RT @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— jonkarl (@jonkarl) June 6, 2014

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https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/474973644578643968

Ask the NSA. RT @AsheSchow: CIA has brilliant social media person RT @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) June 6, 2014

NSA: "Confirmed. Originated from cell-phone in Langley Starbucks." RT @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— Chris Abouzeid (@gripemaster) June 6, 2014

Welcome to Twitter! Can't wait to work with you on [REDACTED] 🙂 RT @CIA: We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.

— NGA (@NGA_GEOINT) June 6, 2014

Does @cia following you back on Twitter constitute illegal domestic spying? (Asking for a friend…)

— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) June 6, 2014

My guess is the @CIA is following far more than 25 people.

— Jared Halpern (@JaredHalpern) June 6, 2014

https://twitter.com/digiphile/status/474974429034713088/

#ProTip:

https://twitter.com/LiterallyGod/status/474987884622409728

Good to know!