Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Europeans reeling as Trump imposes tariffs on 8 countries over ...
... on the condition of anonymity. It was unclear, too, how Trump could act under U.S. law, though he could cite emergency economic powers that are currently ...

ABC News  ∙  January 18, 2026


Exclusive: US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello ...
... sources familiar with the discussions said. The administration has also been in touch with Cabello since Maduro's ouster, four of the people said ...

Reuters  ∙  January 18, 2026


Exclusive | IG probe uncovers Labor Secretary Lori Chavez ...
... sources familiar with sources familiar with the probe. The investigation has also confirmed that rumors the secretary pursued an ...

New York Post  ∙  January 18, 2026


Top Editor at Axel Springer Is Ousted After Workplace Investigation ...
... people familiar with the matter. The investigation into the person, Jan Philipp Burgard, who was the editor in chief of the center-right broadsheet Welt ...

New York Times  ∙  January 18, 2026


European Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over ...
Cassidy, according to a person who was in the room and insisted on anonymity to describe the private conversation. But he said he would have to lie low for ...

New York Times  ∙  January 18, 2026


Royal Navy shipbuilder in limbo owing to cash shortage at Liberty ...
... sources with knowledge of the situation. Sir David Murray, a Scottish metals magnate, said the UK government should step in, as it has done with other ...

The Guardian  ∙  January 18, 2026


Shooting at Stockton flea market leaves 2 men dead, woman injured
One Spanish speaking vendor who did not want to be named due to security reasons said she was at her stand selling when she heard gunshots. The woman said ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


Shades of the Celtic Tiger property market as sealed envelope ...
An agent from another group who did not want to be named said: “Estate agents don't like using BAFO because we already have a much fairer and more transparent ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


'60 Minutes' to air updated segment on El Salvador's CECOT prison ...
Also, there was no scrutiny of the prisoners interviewed in the piece before it got yanked, the source said. After Weiss made her notes, reporters ...

New York Post  ∙  January 18, 2026


Golden Globes 'abuser' Ricky Gervais hides behind 15 bodyguards ...
The source said the guards were "constantly scanning" the audience and added, "It was like being at some kind of paranoid A-lister event. These heavies kept ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


Libya's security authorities free more than 200 migrants from 'secret ...
The freed migrants are from sub-Saharan Africa, mainly from Somalia and Eritrea, including women and children, the sources said. Kufra lies in eastern Libya, ...

Reuters  ∙  January 18, 2026


Syrian forces seize major oil, gas fields in eastern Syria, security ...
... sources said sources said on Sunday. The takeover of the oil fields that lie east of the Euphrates River — a main source ...

Reuters  ∙  January 18, 2026


FBI asks agents to travel to Minneapolis for temporary assignments ...
At the moment, the request call is voluntary, and there's not a mass surge of FBI agents to Minneapolis, the sources said. And so far, one source said, the ...

NBC News  ∙  January 18, 2026


Iran warns attack on Khamenei would be declaration of war | Iran ...
An Iranian official who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue told Reuters some of the heaviest clashes and highest number of deaths had ...

The Guardian  ∙  January 18, 2026


At least 5,000 killed in Iranian unrest, official says, as judiciary hints ...
The Iranian official, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, also said some of the heaviest clashes and highest number of deaths were ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


Iran unrest: At least 5,000 dead in as judiciary hints at executions
The Iranian official, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, also said some of the heaviest clashes and the highest number of deaths ...

CNBC  ∙  January 18, 2026


Iran admits over 5,000 killed in protests, doctors say death toll more ...
The official, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue, also told Reuters some of the heaviest clashes and the highest number of deaths ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


DOJ investigates Minnesota Gov. Walz and others, source says
A person briefed on the matter has said that Subpoenas have been prepared for the governor and the mayor, signaling that prosecutors are moving beyond ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


'60 Minutes' story held for lacking interview with Trump official airs ...
In a Dec. 22 meeting, Weiss told staffers that she held the story because she thought it wasn't ready, according to a person who attended the meeting and ...

Washington Post  ∙  January 18, 2026


Westminster police car among 3 vehicles involved in violent crash at ...
"I was just down here minding my (expletive) business," said one witness, a woman who declined to give her name. "Next thing you know, I see this car go ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


EU Weaponizing US Assets a Risk, Deutsche Bank's Saravelos Says
The European Union may activate its anti-coercion instrument, according to a person close to French President Emmanuel Macron, which could be a key thing to ...

Bloomberg  ∙  January 18, 2026


Sean Duffy takes off - POLITICO
He's not Scott,” a person close to the White House said. 'He's a cool guy'. Along the way, Duffy has won grudging praise from Hill Democrats, who say they ...

Politico  ∙  January 18, 2026


German Soldiers Leave Greenland After 44-Hour Stay, Bild Reports ...
... a person close to the president said on Sunday. Read more: Macron to Seek Use of EU Trade Tool as Calls to Retaliate Grow. Copy Link. Follow all new stories ...

Bloomberg  ∙  January 18, 2026


German Soldiers Leave Greenland After 44 Hours, Bild Reports ...
... a person close to the president said on Sunday. Read more: Macron to Seek Use of EU Trade Tool as Calls to Retaliate Grow. (Updates with army statement in ...

Bloomberg  ∙  January 18, 2026


Trump tariffs live updates: Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel ...
French President Emmanuel Macron will request that, according to a person close to the president who requested anonymity to comply with government rules.

Yahoo Finance  ∙  January 18, 2026


Packers and coach Matt LaFleur agree to contract extension, AP ...
... a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been announced. ESPN and NFL Network first ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


Donald Trump holds fire as Reza Pahlavi urges strikes in Iran | The ...
Some troops were sent to hotels, according to an official familiar with the situation. US allies in the region including Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have ...

The Australian  ∙  January 18, 2026


Detained Iranian protester in good physical health after execution ...
Somayeh, a relative of 26-year-old Soltani who declined to be identified by her full name due to security concerns, told CNN on Sunday she had received news ...

CNN  ∙  January 18, 2026


Trump's Greenland tariffs prompt calls for unprecedented EU ...
A source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said he was ...

MSN  ∙  January 18, 2026


'60 Minutes' airing report on Trump deportations that was suddenly ...
Alfonsi was also set to give more details about the two migrants that she interviewed about their experiences in the prison, according to someone familiar with ...

Newsday  ∙  January 18, 2026


Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump's Gaza ...
But the government official, who spoke on background with reporters travelling with Carney on his trip to China, said an invitation from Trump to join the ...

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


Nvidia H200 chip parts suppliers halt output after China blocks ...
Reuters could not immediately verify the report, which cited two people with knowledge of the matter. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for ...

Reuters  ∙  January 17, 2026


China blocks Nvidia H200 AI chips that US government cleared for ...
Reuters could not immediately verify the report, which appeared in the Financial Times citing two people with knowledge of the matter. Nvidia did not ...

The Guardian  ∙  January 17, 2026


Nvidia suppliers halt H200 output after China blocks chip shipments
... with knowledge of the matter. A customs ban, if sustained, would be a blow to Nvidia. The company has heavily lobbied Washington and Beijing to allow sales ...

Financial Times  ∙  January 17, 2026


US Justice Department probing Minnesota Governor Walz, other ...
... the source said. Reacting on social media to news of the investigation, Walz, who unsuccessfully ran for the vice presidency in the 2024 election won by ...

Reuters  ∙  January 17, 2026


'He needs to disappear for a very long time': has Peter Mandelson ...
“Peter has nothing to do with Global Counsel now,” a source said. He returned from his grand residence on Washington's Massachusetts Avenue to his rented ...

The Guardian  ∙  January 17, 2026


Shell and Mitsubishi explore exit options from LNG Canada amid ...
Phase 1 of LNG Canada is expected to export 14 million metric tons of LNG annually, with Shell planning to retain a 30-year gas supply contract, a source said.

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


Wall Street banks face test with Trump's call for credit card rate cap ...
... declined to be identified speaking about sensitive policy issues. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. That person and a credit card industry insider said the ...

Reuters  ∙  January 17, 2026


Private credit investors pull $7bn from Wall Street's biggest funds
Investors have sought to redeem 5 per cent of their shares from a $34bn Blue Owl fund known by the ticker OCIC, according to a person briefed on the matter.

Financial Times  ∙  January 17, 2026


Machado Takes a New Tack to Win Trump's Backing on Venezuela ...
Machado came away feeling she had made a positive impression, according to a person close to her. Trump liked Machado but wasn't persuaded to change his ...

Bloomberg  ∙  January 17, 2026


ICE action hits Facebook-parent Meta data center site, arrests two ...
A person familiar with the situation said ICE acted after a request from local law enforcement related to concerns about undocumented workers. The person ...

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


Minnesota woman claims ICE agents said they'd 'put a bullet in my ...
"Staff at the restaurant were frightened," one witness, who declined to be named, told the Minnesota Star Tribune. The unnamed individual provided photos ...

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


In Iran crisis, Trump confronted limits of U.S. military power - The ...
Vice President JD Vance, who has long been skeptical of foreign entanglements, supported strikes on Iran, a U.S. official and a person close to the White House ...

Washington Post  ∙  January 17, 2026


Trump adviser LaCivita and The Daily Beast settle defamation suit
LaCivita's lawsuit was one of several that figures in Trump's orbit brought against news organizations in the wake of the 2024 election.

Axios  ∙  January 17, 2026


Explained: How AIFF's ISL governing council structure differs from I ...
Not all ISL clubs are satisfied with the current proposal shared by the AIFF. One official, who chose to remain anonymous, noted that the structure is not new ...

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


Israel sees spike in suicide among troops
Paul, who declined to give his last name over privacy concerns, said he deployed in combat roles in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Although fighting has abated in ...

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


Zelenskiy Courts Potential Challengers With US Calling for Vote ...
More such sitdowns are planned, said the person, who requested anonymity to speak on sensitive matters. Speaking to Bloomberg News on Friday, Prytula said ...

Bloomberg  ∙  January 17, 2026


State Department expected to end aid to Somalia: report
An administration official, who spoke on background with The Daily Wire, said the pause is expected to become permanent, with all remaining aid formally ...

MSN  ∙  January 17, 2026


Trump administration drops plan to fold ATF into DEA after backlash ...
... Administration after opposition from gun-rights and gun-control groups, CNN reported on Saturday, citing people briefed on the matter.

Reuters  ∙  January 17, 2026


Trump administration quietly abandons plan to merge ATF and DEA ...
... Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to people briefed on the matter.

CNN  ∙  January 17, 2026