The 'Burn After Reading The Russians' meme originates from the 2008 Coen Brothers dark comedy 'Burn After Reading'. In this specific scene, Linda Litzke (played by Frances McDormand) and the dim-witted Chad Feldheimer (played by Brad Pitt) visit the Russian Embassy in an attempt to sell what they believe are high-level CIA secrets. The Russian official, portrayed by Olek Krupa, looks on with a mixture of profound confusion and disappointment as he realizes the 'intelligence' they are offering is essentially worthless junk from a gym locker. This clip is a staple in the meme world for representing situations where someone presents 'evidence' or a 'life-changing discovery' that is actually completely useless or common knowledge. It perfectly captures the energy of high-confidence idiocy meeting cold, hard reality. It is frequently used to mock conspiracy theorists, people sharing 'leaked' information that everyone already knew, or simply when a friend tries to explain a 'genius' plan that makes no sense. Example captions include: 'Me explaining my 3 AM business idea to my accountant,' 'When you leak the group chat logs but everyone already knows you're the problem,' and 'The FBI agent watching me Google how to cook pasta for the 10th time.'