People such as the police, the F.B.I., NASA Place, and “The Swollen Eyeballs” (a secret society which Dib is a member of, dedicated to discovering the paranormal and separating the fake superstitions from the real ones), tend to find Dib annoying. However, a few of these people realize just how sane Dib is and are kind enough to help him at times. Dib's secret codename as part of this group is “Agent Mothman”. Because he has cried wolf so many times, Dib finds it very hard for people to believe him, and is thrilled on the rare occasion when he finds someone who does. Nonetheless, he is willing and prepared to strongly defend the paranormal field of study whenever someone makes fun of it or claims it is not a real field of study.