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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. [1] This is essentially a directive for the recipient to disregard or "burn" all information derived from that individual or group. [2]

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Kill notice

The related term kill notice or kill notificaton is used by news and photo agencies to declare manipulated or faked documents as "not to be used". [10] [11] 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, [12] [13] which was found to have been digitally altered. [14] [15] 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. [10] [11] [16]

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  2. ↑ West, Nigel (2006). Historical dictionary of international intelligence. Vol. 4. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 41. ISBN   978-0-8108-5578-6.
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  10. 1 2 Kanter, Jake (14 March 2024). "Kate Middleton Doctored Photo: AFP Says Kensington Palace No Longer A "Trusted Source" & Kill Notices Usually Reserved For North Korea". Deadline . Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  11. 1 2 Whitfill Roeloffs, Mary (14 March 2024). "Kensington Palace No Longer A 'Trusted Source' After Releasing Edited Kate Middleton Photo, AFP Says". Forbes . Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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