What is going on here?
The official Twitter account for the CIA just fact-checked vibranium, the fictional metal used in “Black Panther” and other Marvel films:
In #BlackPanther, a unique metal called #vibranium helped the fictional African nation of #Wakanda become the most technologically advanced country on the planet.#ReelvsRealCIA #Oscars
Do you think vibranium is:
— CIA (@CIA) February 25, 2019
The #vibranium in Black Panther’s suit protects him from kinetic damage, & vibranium sneakers are both super-quiet & amazing shock absorbers for jumping. Those would be great for spies, right?
Too bad vibranium isn’t real.#ReelvsRealCIA #BlackPanther
— CIA (@CIA) February 25, 2019
The magic metal from #Wakanda might not exist, but there are real-life materials that possess some similar qualities to those of the fictional Wakandan isotope, #vibranium.
To learn more, see: https://t.co/B0iV7cufqA#ReelvsRealCIA #BlackPanther
— CIA (@CIA) February 25, 2019
WTH. That link then goes to this CIA page with a few hundred words on the subject:
Let’s just say it’s not going over well:
Don't you have some African or Latin American governments to overthrow? https://t.co/0c20uB3EEs
— Zito (@_Zeets) February 25, 2019
don’t you guys have stuff to do https://t.co/K9EF8vp0Cm
— Emma Stefansky (@stefabsky) February 25, 2019
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— Nadir Hassan (@Nadir_Hassan) February 25, 2019
Our tax dollars at work.
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