The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) on Tuesday called its interns "super heroes," after the office released a report that included some fictional names in a list of interns.

The CEA on Tuesday released its annual Economic Report of the President. On a page in the report listing the council's staff, the CEA had a section labeled "interns" that included both the names of real interns and names of fictional characters. For example, the report listed Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne, the alter egos of Spider-Man and Batman, respectively.

"Student interns provide invaluable help with research projects, day-to-day operations, and fact-checking," the report stated.

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The CEA tweeted praise for its interns and said it "knew it'd take a little more to get them the attention they deserve."

The agency also denied that the list of names, which also included apparent references to "Captain America" and "Game of Thrones," was a "mistake."

Thank you for noticing, our interns are indeed super heroes! We’ve thought so all along, but we knew it'd take a little more to get them the attention they deserve. They have made significant contributions to the Economic Report of the President and do so every day at CEA. — CEA (@WhiteHouseCEA) March 19, 2019

Did folks really think this was a mistake?!? That would never have made it past our fact-checkers -- who, in fact, include our interns! — CEA (@WhiteHouseCEA) March 19, 2019

The CEA argued in its economic report that President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's 2017 tax-cut law and his rollbacks of regulations have boosted the economy.