CIA PLAYBOOK: how the CIA spins stories to shape public opinion
In this 1983 interview, CIA agent Frank Snepp pulls back the curtain on how the agency spins stories to shape public opinion. In Vietnam, the CIA cozied up to trusted journalists – from The New Yorker to major papers – earning their confidence before feeding them “facts” designed to control the narrative. The trick: Mix just enough truth with fiction to make it stick. To seal the deal? Make sure the planted lies couldn’t be verified.