Anonymous Source Tracker

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


NATO chief dismisses concerns about US commitment to the ...
A senior State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the internal administration reasoning for the absence, said Rubio has ...

ABC News  ∙  December 2, 2025


Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors ...
According to five U.S. officials, who spoke separately and on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter that is under investigation, Mr.

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


West Ham Transfer DealSheet: What to expect in 2026 - The Athletic
Sources who have spoken on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships have offered insight into what to expect. Who will make key decisions in ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer DealSheet: What to expect in 2026 ...
Sources who have spoken on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships have offered insight into what to expect. Who will make key decisions over ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. ...
... on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. In addition, officials at ICE and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have been ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed ...
Trump had not seen the letter before his announcement on Friday about the pardon. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity, saying the administration by ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Top FDA drug regulator Richard Pazdur to retire weeks into job ...
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. However, the Department of Health and Human Services views the retirement as final, according to ...

Washington Post  ∙  December 2, 2025


Inspector general's 'Signalgate' findings expected within days - The ...
The aides, who declined to discuss the inspector general's findings, spoke on the condition of anonymity citing the issue's sensitivity. Spokespeople for ...

Washington Post  ∙  December 2, 2025


Top FDA drug regulator plans to depart weeks into job
... who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Should You Leave Assets to Your Children in a Trust or as a Gift? Ad. SmartAsset.

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Exclusive | Paramount Skydance has a 'plan B' if Netflix wins auction ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter. Their pitch: the Netflix deal is doomed to fail, facing rejection by President Trump's antitrust cops at the ...

New York Post  ∙  December 2, 2025


Hegseth controversy inflames broader debate over Trump's military ...
2 operation, Hegseth had given a spoken order to “kill everybody.” The Post said that it was basing its account on “two people with direct knowledge of the ...

The Hill  ∙  December 2, 2025


Who is Adm. Frank Bradley, commander who issued second boat ...
According to the bombshell report from the Post, two people with direct knowledge of the operation said Hegseth gave a spoken directive “to kill everybody ...

The Hill  ∙  December 2, 2025


SiTime Is Said in Talks to Acquire Renesas's Timing Division ...
A potential deal could value the timing business at up to $2 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Negotiations between ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


MDA Space Mulls Inaugural High-Yield Bond Sale of $179 Million ...
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. The bond will likely mature in five years, with the option for the seller to buy it ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


Broadcast station owners want to consolidate. They're struggling to ...
Deal discussions started in the last year, according to people familiar with the matter. Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images. Initial ...

CNBC  ∙  December 2, 2025


Medline to Weigh Marketing $5 Billion IPO as Soon as Monday ...
Medline Inc. is set to begin formal marketing for its initial public offering as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


Russia's Dmitriev to meet US envoy Witkoff in Moscow, sources say ...
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev will meet U.S. special representative Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday, sources close to U.S.-Russia talks told ...

Reuters  ∙  December 2, 2025


Italy to postpone decree on military aid to Ukraine, sources say ...
Italy's government is set to delay the approval of a decree that would allow Rome to prolong military supplies to Ukraine into next year, sources close to ...

Reuters  ∙  December 2, 2025


Trump pardons Honduran ex-president who was convicted of drug ...
A White House official not authorized to speak on the record confirmed the pardon was granted and the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed his release on Monday.

NPR  ∙  December 2, 2025


WNBA's new CBA proposal includes $1 million base salary offer ...
... sources with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to The Post on Monday. Under the proposal, first reported by ESPN, the average player salary for the ...

New York Post  ∙  December 2, 2025


Nottingham Forest Transfer DealSheet: What to expect in 2026 - The ...
Sources with knowledge of transfer dealings, who asked to be kept anonymous to protect relationships, have been spoken to before offering the clubs involved ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Feds will cut over half of housing spending, build only 26,000 homes ...
Government officials speaking on background told CBC News it's wrong to assume that because these programs have an expiry date, they won't be extended or topped ...

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Citigroup hires BofA executive in prime brokerage push, source says ...
Citigroup has hired Bank of America executive Jillian Snyder as its head of capital introductions for North America, a person familiar with the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  December 2, 2025


Hedge fund AQR heads towards year-end with double digit returns ...
... started the final month of the year with positive returns in several funds, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Reuters  ∙  December 2, 2025


Saudi National Bank's $1 Billion Loan Adds to Middle East Spree ...
and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. are the mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners of the five-year deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules - The ...
... asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the event. Details of the proposed plan, first reported by Reuters, were not ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Ukraine Working With Warrant Holders to Resolve Bond-Deal Snag ...
... asked not to be identified discussing the proposals. The discussions are ongoing and the parties may reach a deal soon, they said. One of the sticking ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


Experts split on whether China will meet soybean purchase pledge
“State-owned importers including Cofco will take more shipments in the coming weeks, said traders from commercial and state buyers, who asked not to be named ...

USA Today  ∙  December 2, 2025


Santa Monica residents furious over rogue sober living facility | New ...
“It was like immediate chaos,” a longtime Ocean Avenue resident, who lives next door and asked not to be named because of fear or retaliation, told The Post ...

New York Post  ∙  December 2, 2025


Senate Republicans divided on deadly Caribbean strikes as ...
John Kennedy, R-La., said that he read the article and charged that there "wasn't an exact quote from Secretary Hegseth. There was an anonymous source ...

Fox News  ∙  December 2, 2025


Scott Jennings forced to apologize to Catherine Zeta-Jones after ...
He's always been the golden boy - adored, protected," an anonymous source revealed. "CNN gave him a taste of the real world, and his parents hated every ...

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


India investigates Air India after plane flown repeatedly without ...
The regulator did not name the aircraft type but its news release's title referenced the registration code of an Airbus A320 and a person with direct knowledge ...

Reuters  ∙  December 2, 2025


Toronto Blue Jays signing Cody Ponce: Contract details
... a person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by ...

USA Today  ∙  December 2, 2025


Did Lane Kiffin's clothes get thrown on sidewalk after LSU hired him?
... a person with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke to USA TODAY Sports. A rack of Kiffin's clothes was spotted on the sidewalk outside Ole Miss ...

USA Today  ∙  December 2, 2025


India launches probe into Air India for operating with expired safety ...
The grounded aircraft was an Airbus A320, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. On November 26, Air India informed the Directorate ...

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


India investigates Air India after plane flown repeatedly without ...
The DGCA did not specify the type of aircraft and manufacturer but a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters it was an Airbus single-aisle jet.

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Even German Banks Worry About Bundesbank Push to Limit AT1 Use
The people, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid being seen as critical of a key regulator, said those views are widely shared among peers. A Bundesbank ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


Tunbridge Wells water cut likely to last after treatment problem ...
One Tunbridge Wells resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said he had witnessed physical fights breaking out in the local Asda over water supplies. Maria ...

The Guardian  ∙  December 2, 2025


Campus conservatism is in trouble
One student chairman of a conservative campus group, who asked to remain anonymous, told me, “What's depressing is that they don't even believe the things ...

Washington Examiner  ∙  December 2, 2025


EU's Former Top Diplomat, Official Arrested in Fraud Probe ...
Mogherini, who has served as Rector of the College of Europe since September 2020, was detained on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter who ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 2, 2025


Is Penn State close to a coaching hire? What we're hearing about ...
... a source close to DeBoer said the coach has no interest in the Penn State job or leaving Tuscaloosa. Maybe that would have been different if Alabama had ...

New York Times  ∙  December 2, 2025


Exclusive | Qatar floated as new home for Maduro -- as US weighs ...
It helps build chits with the US,” said a source close to the administration. “All three compete against each other — in the region and for the ultimate ...

New York Post  ∙  December 2, 2025


Amy Schumer working out 'conscious uncoupling plan' with husband ...
Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer have “zero chance” of salvaging their marriage, a source close to them tells Page Six. Should You Leave Assets to Your ...

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Meghan Markle's brand has 'room for improvement' as insider ...
Meghan Markle's brand, As Ever, has "room for improvement", a source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has disclosed. The 43-year-old launched her ...

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Get to know Georgia commit Jared Curtis, Vanderbilt football target
A source close to the situation told The Tennessean on Nov. 28 that while Curtis and Vanderbilt have spoken, the narrative that he will flip to the ...

USA Today  ∙  December 2, 2025


Jaguar's 'Barbie' relaunch in doubt after design chief ousted
A source close to JLR insisted plans for the new Jaguar model remained on track. However, they added: “We won't compromise on design, capability or quality ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  December 2, 2025


CPC races to finish Black Sea mooring repairs in order to maintain ...
The sources declined to be named as they are not authorized to speak to the media. CPC Blend oil exports from the Black Sea are scheduled to rise to 1.7 ...

Reuters  ∙  December 2, 2025


China Vanke bonds fall as developer seeks one-year delay on ...
The people declined to be named as the matter is private. Bloomberg first reported the extension plan on Monday. ($1 = 7.0740 Chinese yuan renminbi). For ...

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Apple to resist DOT order to preload state-run Sanchar Saathi app ...
They declined to be named publicly as the company's strategy is private. Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know This "Side Sleeper" Trick · Ad. Derila.

MSN  ∙  December 2, 2025


Final season of 'Stranger Things' breaks viewing records at Netflix ...
... declined to be named. Advertisement. “For nearly a decade, the Stranger Things franchise has made an undeniable cultural impact and leaves a lasting legacy ...

LA Times  ∙  December 2, 2025