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Government Agent Watching Me refers to a character referenced in jokes in which a person engages in conversation with a government agent spying on them through either their webcam or smartphone. Rather than sinister, the relationship between the agent and the user is usually sympathetic and emotionally supportive.

Origin

While the jokes became prevalent in late 2017 and early 2018, a popular variation of the joke was posted on April 4th, 2017 by Twitter user @INDIEWASHERE,[1] gaining over 25,000 retweets and 67,000 likes (shown below).

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The meme began spreading later in 2017. On December 30th, Buzzfeed[2] compiled several popular tweets about the joke. Popular variations include a tweet from @lilyzella that gained over 76,000 retweets and 224,000 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @INDIEWASHERE came up with a second popular variation of the joke, gaining over 35,000 retweets and 110,000 likes (shown below, right).

tweet about having a casual and friendly relationship with the fbi agent spying on you
tweet about the fbi agent spying on someone getting offended when they cover their webcam

The meme continued to spread, and was covered by Mashable[3] and Highsnobiety[4] in early 2018. On January 30th, 2018, Twitter user @fastjellyfish posted a tweet that gained over 2,100 retweets and 4,500 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @lii_montoya17 uploaded a joke which gained over 17,000 retweets and 39,000 likes (shown below, right).

joke about the fbi agent spying on you becoming confused when you use incognito mode
joke about being saved from home intruders by the agent spying on you through your webcam

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Jomny sun @jonnysun Follow me: (sitting back down on my bed with a bowl of chips ready to binge a new series) hey so what does "fbi" stand for anyway fbi agent inside my computer: uh Faraway.. Buddy.. Insideyourcomputer me: cool. so what do u wanna watch next fbi agent: i heard grace and frankie is fun 10:04 PM-31 Jan 2018
becky venus @olverawill Follow me posing for the government watching me through my webcam 1:53 PM - 6 Nov 2017
memes @memeprovider Follow ) 、/ MESSAGES now FBI Nice save bro, go ahead. how to build a bomb (but chill it's for a school project) ALL IMAGES VIDEOSNEWS MAPS 1:11 PM- 28 Dec 2017
indie @INDIEWASHERE Follow me: "is tweeting fake positive s--- while binge eating junk food and on the fourth day of my depression hibernation the government agent watching me through my webcam: I can see you, bitch.
logan @deathlylogan Follow me dancing for the government workers who are watching me through my webcam
järod @jarodzsz Follow me flirting with the government agent in my phone camera OJ

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About

Government Agent Watching Me refers to a character referenced in jokes in which a person engages in conversation with a government agent spying on them through either their webcam or smartphone. Rather than sinister, the relationship between the agent and the user is usually sympathetic and emotionally supportive.

Origin

While the jokes became prevalent in late 2017 and early 2018, a popular variation of the joke was posted on April 4th, 2017 by Twitter user @INDIEWASHERE,[1] gaining over 25,000 retweets and 67,000 likes (shown below).


popular tweet with about a sympathetic government spy

Spread

The meme began spreading later in 2017. On December 30th, Buzzfeed[2] compiled several popular tweets about the joke. Popular variations include a tweet from @lilyzella that gained over 76,000 retweets and 224,000 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @INDIEWASHERE came up with a second popular variation of the joke, gaining over 35,000 retweets and 110,000 likes (shown below, right).


tweet about having a casual and friendly relationship with the fbi agent spying on you tweet about the fbi agent spying on someone getting offended when they cover their webcam

The meme continued to spread, and was covered by Mashable[3] and Highsnobiety[4] in early 2018. On January 30th, 2018, Twitter user @fastjellyfish posted a tweet that gained over 2,100 retweets and 4,500 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @lii_montoya17 uploaded a joke which gained over 17,000 retweets and 39,000 likes (shown below, right).


joke about the fbi agent spying on you becoming confused when you use incognito mode joke about being saved from home intruders by the agent spying on you through your webcam

Various Examples


Jomny sun @jonnysun Follow me: (sitting back down on my bed with a bowl of chips ready to binge a new series) hey so what does "fbi" stand for anyway fbi agent inside my computer: uh Faraway.. Buddy.. Insideyourcomputer me: cool. so what do u wanna watch next fbi agent: i heard grace and frankie is fun 10:04 PM-31 Jan 2018 becky venus @olverawill Follow me posing for the government watching me through my webcam 1:53 PM - 6 Nov 2017 memes @memeprovider Follow ) 、/ MESSAGES now FBI Nice save bro, go ahead. how to build a bomb (but chill it's for a school project) ALL IMAGES VIDEOSNEWS MAPS 1:11 PM- 28 Dec 2017 indie @INDIEWASHERE Follow me: "is tweeting fake positive s--- while binge eating junk food and on the fourth day of my depression hibernation the government agent watching me through my webcam: I can see you, bitch. logan @deathlylogan Follow me dancing for the government workers who are watching me through my webcam järod @jarodzsz Follow me flirting with the government agent in my phone camera OJ

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