Anonymous Source Tracker

Examples of how major English-language news organizations use anonymous sources. Updated daily.


China Spent Big on an African Media Empire, But No One's Watching
... asked not to be identified discussing internal matters. In accordance with President Xi Jinping's tightening grip on the media, editors were told to cover ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 2, 2026


US intel did not suggest a preemptive strike from Iran before US ...
... according to a person familiar with the planning. The intelligence-sharing between U.S. and Israel reflects the preparation that went into the strikes ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  March 2, 2026


World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes and death of ...
Israeli officials previously told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Khamenei was dead. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a ...

Washington Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then ...
They and others who shared details about the operation spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence and military planning. Israel ...

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran's supreme leader killed in US-Israeli strikes | CNN
Israel has confirmed that Iran's supreme leader was killed in strikes, according to two Israeli sources familiar with the matter.

CNN  ∙  March 1, 2026


New strikes hit Tehran – as it happened | US-Israel war on Iran
... did not want to be named. Another resident said the situation had deteriorated and everyone is “very scared”. “There is footage of missile interceptions all ...

The Guardian  ∙  March 1, 2026


3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks ...
... a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The development was reported earlier by ...

Washington Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


Top scorer Chad Baker-Mazara dismissed by USC basketball team
USC didn't immediately offer a reason for his departure, but a person familiar with the situation not authorized to speak publicly told The Times that it ...

LA Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


OpenAI Gives Pentagon AI Model Access After Anthropic Dustup
... a person familiar with the situation said, asking not to be identified because the talks weren't public. But in Anthropic's opinion, they didn't go far ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


USC's Chad Baker-Mazara Abruptly Leaves Men's Basketball Team
... A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly said that it wasn't any one incident, but an accumulation of issues that led to ...

Newsweek  ∙  March 1, 2026


US and Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new ...
The three who were killed were Army soldiers deployed to Kuwait as part of a supplies and logistics unit, according to a person familiar with the situation ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Chad Baker-Mazara, USC's leading scorer, leaves men's basketball ...
A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly said that it wasn't any one incident, but an accumulation of issues that led to ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Dubai gold flows curbed as flights halted due to US-Israeli strikes on ...
They declined to be named because they are not authorised to speak to the press. Spot gold prices closed on Friday up 1.7% at $5,277 per troy ounce, their ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


OPEC+ agrees to boost oil output even as US war on Iran disrupts ...
It had debated options ranging from 137,000 bpd to 548,000 bpd, according to five sources who declined to be named because they are not authorized to speak to ...

New York Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


In polarised Iran, Khamenei's death triggers celebrations and grief
She declined to be named for fear of reprisal. But Atousa Mirzade, a primary school teacher in the central city of Shiraz, said she could not be happy about ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


US uses Anthropic AI, B-2 bombers and suicide drones in Iran strikes
... a source familiar with the situation. The operation came a day after the U.S. declared Anthropic a supply chain risk, implying it is a threat to national ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


Illegal hunting complaint leads to drug trafficking arrests in ... - Yahoo
According to a source familiar with the situation, parents at Vandalia Christian School were notified in a brief call from the school that a teacher had ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran Strikes Expose the Dark Edge Case of Prediction-Market Era
In the end, Kalshi reimbursed users' net losses, a move that cost the company about $2.2 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


OPEC+ Agrees in Principle to 206k B/D Hike for April: Delegates
They asked not to be identified as the talks are private. — With assistance from Nayla Razzouk and Ben Bartenstein. Copy Link. Get Alerts for: Following Fiona ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


South African Budget Chief Resigns After Helping Stabilize Debt
... asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. The National Treasury confirmed in an emailed response to questions that Sishi will leave ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


What's Next for Iran? Big Change Seems Certain, but Direction Is ...
Officials from two Kurdish groups in exile, who asked not to be identified, said they were planning on trying to restart operations inside the country ...

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


Diplomacy Shifts to War: How Trump's Team Decided to Attack Iran
... asked not to be identified discussing events that weren't public. At the State of the Union on Tuesday, Trump warned that Iranian officials were “again ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


The former African minister in ICE detention - Financial Times
“We are worried that Ghanaians will continue to sweeten the deal by taking deported criminals from the US in exchange for Kenneth,” said a person close to him.

Financial Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


The Latest: Israel hits Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after ...
... according to a person familiar with the operation who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The intelligence was ...

Newsday  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran suggests it's open to US talks, White House official says
... according to a person familiar with the operation. The intelligence was shared with Israeli officials, and the timing of the strikes was adjusted in part ...

Chicago Tribune  ∙  March 1, 2026


Texas GOP identity at core of Cornyn, Paxton, Hunt's 3-way Senate ...
A Republican operative close to the Cornyn campaign, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely, told USA TODAY that before the run ...

USA Today  ∙  March 1, 2026


WNBA players make change to key position in latest CBA ...
A source said the WNBPA's latest proposal is nearly $100 million in reduction on revenue share than its previous request. Nneka Ogwumike #3 of the Seattle ...

New York Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Beyonce & Jay-Z's Big UK Move Hits a Wall Over Unexpected Risk
A source said the move to the UK was “rained off” due to flooding concerns. The report said they eyed a £7.5 million, 58-acre parcel with permission for a seven ...

None  ∙  February 28, 2026


Cardi B And Stefon Diggs Have Reportedly Broken Up After A Year ...
A source said, "Things were getting too heated and complicated. Cardi is very no-nonsense. The second she felt that she couldn't trust him, she pulled back ...

None  ∙  February 28, 2026


Nick Reiner pleads not guilty in parents' deaths - MSN
Siblings withdraw financial support. Nick Reiner's siblings, Romy and Jake, have stopped paying for his legal defense, according to TMZ. A source said they ...

MSN  ∙  February 28, 2026


DeepSeek to release long-awaited AI model in new challenge to US ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the plans. Earlier in the week, Anthropic accused DeepSeek and two other Chinese AI labs of “distillation attacks” on its ...

Financial Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Panic in the Gulf as Iran lashes out at US allies - Financial Times
Social media posts on Saturday appeared to show the Fairmont hotel being hit by an Iranian drone. An official briefed on the matter later confirmed the hotel's ...

Financial Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


UBS plans to keep Ermotti on as CEO for longer, NZZ reports - Reuters
... sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters last month. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Barcelona making progress in Marcus Rashford permanent transfer ...
Sources with knowledge of discussions, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, indicated the England international's ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Brazil's Rosito to leave Finance Ministry for World Bank post in Asia
... sources with knowledge of the matter ​told Reuters. Mathias ​Alencastro, ​a special ‌adviser to Finance Minister Fernando Haddad focused on international ...

None  ∙  February 28, 2026


Top US general, Hegseth monitoring Iran strikes from Trump resort ...
... in Iran from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump is currently located, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Trump told Patel he wasn't pleased with FBI director's Olympic partying
... person familiar with the matter told NBC News. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson did not address the reported incident in a statement to The Hill ...

The Hill  ∙  February 28, 2026


Israel and the U.S. launch strikes on Iran - NPR
SIMON: According to Israeli assessments, Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been hit, a person briefed on the matter tells NPR. Israeli ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


Why are the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran? - NPR
A person briefed on the matter told NPR that Israeli assessments are that Khamenei was hit. NPR was later told by a person briefed on the strike that ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


Sen. Tim Kaine calls on the Senate to vote on the war powers ... - NPR
SIMON: A person briefed on the matter says that Israel's assessment is that the Iranian supreme leader was, quote, "hit." Do you have any knowledge of that ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


What to know about U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran - The Washington Post
... on condition of anonymity to discuss nonpublic information. Sirens wailed across Israel to warn the public about possible incoming missile strikes. Iran ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Panic, fury, and some hope, in Iran as U.S. launches strikes - NPR
Speaking on condition of anonymity due to fears of arrest, she said there had been no warning from the Iranian government of a potential attack and people ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


Iranian Attacks on Israel Shine a Light on Shelter Shortage
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. Still, more than six million people in Israel have access to public and private shelters and ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Premier League pushing for temporary concussion substitutes ...
The Athletic reported last month that Premier League sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, believe there are currently ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic ...
... on the condition of anonymity. Mr. Altman's talks came as Anthropic and the Pentagon have been pitted against each other. The Pentagon had demanded that ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump ...
The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters. Advertisement. SKIP ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Trump Gives Green Light to Private Oil Sales to Cuba
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic matters. Though the initial shipments of oil to Cuba are modest, experts say the Trump ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Abrupt Change for Warner Bros. Prompts Many Grim Faces
film executive said on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid conflict with Mr. Ellison. The executive said employees were now bracing for ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Live updates: Iran's supreme leader killed in U.S.-Israeli attack
... on the condition of anonymity to brief the media. The G-7 is a group of leading nations that includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, as ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Oil and gas majors and traders suspend shipments via Hormuz ...
... shipments via the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran said it had closed navigation, trading sources said on Saturday.

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026