The cover story was massive: recruited by the CIA at 16, running international security in his 20s, and wielding enough shadow-government influence to commandeer half of a Dutch oil empire. Gaurav Srivastava played the part of a phantom operative perfectly—but how does his story hold up under actual intelligence scrutiny?

In this DEBRIEF, Nancy and Scott are talking to former real-life CIA officer Lindsay Moran to separate spy fiction from cold reality.

What does it actually look like to be recruited by the Agency? How do real operatives handle their business? And where exactly does Srivastava’s multi-million-dollar bluff begin to crack? Lindsay breaks down the tradecraft and dissects the psychological profile of a high-level fabricator.

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