{{Short description|Statement issued by an intelligence agency asserting the unreliability of a source}} {{For|the TV series|Burn Notice}} A "'''burn notice'''" is an official statement issued by an intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an asset or intelligence source is unreliable for one or several reasons, often fabrication, and must be officially disavowed.<ref>[http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/b/00812.html Burn Notice Definition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610005501/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/b/00812.html |date=2008-06-10 }}, [http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/ ''Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010194329/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/ |date=2016-10-10 }}, accessed via dtic.mil April 9, 2008</ref> This is essentially a directive for the recipient to disregard or "burn" all information derived from that individual or group.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=1-Sc_FtXhJoC&pg=PT70 | page = 41 | title = Historical dictionary of international intelligence | volume = 4 | first = Nigel | last = West | publisher = Rowman & Littlefield | year = 2006 | isbn=978-0-8108-5578-6 }}</ref>
==Examples== * Ahmed Chalabi<ref>{{cite book | url = https://archive.org/details/denialdeceptioni00mahl | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/denialdeceptioni00mahl/page/27 27] | title = Denial and deception: an insider's view of the CIA from Iran-contra to 9/11 | first = Melissa Boyle | last = Mahle | publisher = Nation Books | year = 2004 | isbn=978-1-56025-649-6 }}</ref> * Curveball—"The CIA has since issued an official 'burn notice' formally retracting more than 100 intelligence reports based on his information."<ref>{{cite news |title=Curveball: 'I Am Not To Blame' for U.S. War in Iraq |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Story?id=4512173&page=1 |work=ABC News |access-date=2008-06-27 }}</ref><ref name=Hosenball>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Hosenball |author-link=Mark Hosenball |title=Whose Fault is CurveBall Mess? |publisher=Newsweek |date=January 17, 2006 }}</ref> * Manucher Ghorbanifar—1984 and 1986. "The CIA considered Ghorbanifar a dangerous con man and had issued a 'burn notice' recommending that no U.S. agency have any dealings with him."<ref>{{cite news |title=They're Back |url=http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=12059 |publisher=American Prospect |date=September 26, 2006 |access-date=2008-06-27 |archive-date=2007-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429172330/http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=12059 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=James |last=Bamford |author-link=James Bamford|title=Iran: The Next War |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war/print |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121085248/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10962352/iran_the_next_war/print |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2007 |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=July 24, 2006 |access-date=2008-06-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uruknet.info/?p=13977 |title=Niger Yellowcake and The Man Who Forged Too Much |publisher=uruknet.info |access-date=2008-06-27 }}</ref> * Ali Abdel Saoud Mohamed, who was recruited by the CIA and immediately revealed himself to be a double agent. "The CIA issued a burn notice to U.S. and allied intelligence services that Mohamed was not to be trusted."<ref name="Mohamed">J. M. Berger, ''Jihad Joe: Americans Who Go to War in the Name of Islam'', pp 54, {{ISBN|1597976938}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=LomKwVXd-o8C&pg=PT54] [https://www.amazon.com/Jihad-Joe-Americans-Name-Islam/dp/B00A16RTYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369727202&sr=8-1&keywords=jihad+joe], Potomac Books Inc, May 15, 2011</ref>
==In popular culture== * The USA Network television series ''Burn Notice'' centers on Michael Westen (portrayed by Jeffrey Donovan), a former covert operative who has been burned and is trying to find those responsible.
==Kill notice== {{Redir|Kill notice|the public advertisement of someone's death|Death notice}} {{See also|Correction (newspaper)}}
The related term ''kill notice'' or ''kill notification'' is used by news and photo agencies to declare manipulated or faked documents as "not to be used".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=14 March 2024 |title=Kate Middleton Doctored Photo: AFP Says Kensington Palace No Longer A "Trusted Source" & Kill Notices Usually Reserved For North Korea |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/kate-middleton-picture-afp-kensington-palace-not-trusted-1235858254/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314105134/https://deadline.com/2024/03/kate-middleton-picture-afp-kensington-palace-not-trusted-1235858254/ |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Whitfill Roeloffs |first=Mary |date=14 March 2024 |title=Kensington Palace No Longer A 'Trusted Source' After Releasing Edited Kate Middleton Photo, AFP Says |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/14/kensington-palace-no-longer-a-trusted-source-after-releasing-edited-kate-middleton-photo-afp-says/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314143104/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/14/kensington-palace-no-longer-a-trusted-source-after-releasing-edited-kate-middleton-photo-afp-says/ |archive-date=14 March 2024 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In March 2024, the term attracted considerable press commentary after news agencies issued kill notices on the Mother's day photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales,<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Emma |last2=Coughlan |first2=Sean |date=11 March 2024 |title=Kate photo: Princess of Wales says she edited Mother's Day picture recalled by agencies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534359 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311103931/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534359 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Caroline |date=11 March 2024 |title=Palace dismay as attempt to dispel Princess of Wales rumours misfires |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/11/palace-dismay-as-attempt-to-dispel-princess-of-wales-rumours-misfires |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311183450/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/11/palace-dismay-as-attempt-to-dispel-princess-of-wales-rumours-misfires |archive-date=11 March 2024 |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> which was found to have been digitally altered.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last1=Rhoden-Paul |first1=Andre |last2=Cheetham |first2=Joshua |last3=Horton |first3=Kate |date=11 March 2024 |title=Princess of Wales: How might have Kate's photo been altered? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534289 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311170144/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534289 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |access-date=11 March 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |date=15 March 2024 |title=The camera never lies? Here's what the data says about Kate's edited photo |url=https://news.sky.com/story/the-camera-never-lies-heres-what-the-data-says-about-kates-edited-photo-13093203 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315215422/https://news.sky.com/story/the-camera-never-lies-heres-what-the-data-says-about-kates-edited-photo-13093203 |archive-date=15 March 2024 |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> Phil Chetwynd, AFP's global news director, said that the kill notices issued on the photograph were more typical for photographs from the state news agencies of North Korea and Iran.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001x51p |title=Is seeing still believing? |date=13 March 2024 |last=Atkins |first=Ros |publisher=BBC Radio 4 |author-link=Ros Atkins |time=11m14s–14m23s |access-date=15 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313174438/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001x51p |archive-date=13 March 2024 |url-status=live |work=The Media Show}}</ref>
==See also== * Fabricator (intelligence) * Kill file
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