CIA influence on public opinion

The CIA is a government agency whose job is to gather intelligence and stop bad people from doing bad things. Sometimes, the CIA wants to influence the public's opinion on certain topics, like political issues or foreign policy. To do this, the CIA may try to control what the public sees in newspapers and on television. They may try to change people's minds by spreading false information or by writing articles that make people see things from their point of view. The CIA may also secretly pay people to write stories or news-pieces that support their ideas. Sometimes these stories look like regular news articles, but they are really secretly paid for by the CIA.