Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Netflix Returns to the High-Grade Bond Market After 2024 Debut
Price talk on the 2036 notes tightened to about 0.75 percentage point over Treasuries from an initial 0.95 percentage point, according to a person familiar with ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


DeepMind chief urges Washington to back global AI watchdog as ...
... according to a person familiar with the matter. Advertisement. Hassabis, who had been preparing his framework for months, said he decided to publish it ...

LA Times  ∙  July 20, 2026


Blackstone-Backed Ancestry.com Joins Risky Loan Refinancing Wave
... according to a person familiar with the matter. The debt is being offered at a discounted price of 98.5 cents to 99 cents on the dollar, the person added ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


Trump Media's pitched fee for early access to posts - Financial Times
A person close to the situation said that SJP could still potentially retain clients and advisers from the departing firms. BlackRock assets surge to a ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 20, 2026


UK's Thames Water creditors prepare legal challenge if Burnham ...
... legal action if Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, moves to nationalise the debt-laden utility, a source said on Monday.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Z.AI Completes Giant Data Center With Chinese Chips to Train AI
... a person familiar with the matter said. That's enough power to energize roughly 750,000 homes at any given moment. Z.AI has now built or operates several ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


Person in custody after smoke and flames erupt outside New York ...
... a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name. The New York Fire Department said it was called at ...

Newsday  ∙  July 20, 2026


Darline Graham says she will run for a full term in Lindsey Graham's ...
In his announcement, McMaster made no reference to Darline Graham as a placeholder or symbolic appointment, although a person familiar with McMaster's ...

Newsday  ∙  July 20, 2026


Darline Graham says she will run for a full term in Lindsey Graham's ...
In his announcement , McMaster made no reference to Darline Graham as a placeholder or symbolic appointment, although a person familiar with McMaster's ...

Washington Post  ∙  July 20, 2026


Person in custody after starting fire outside New York federal ...
... a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name. The Department of Homeland Security accused the person ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  July 20, 2026


How Trump's funding cuts slowed the CDC's cyclosporiasis response
... asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of their information. “It's the perfect storm.” Related article.

CNN  ∙  July 20, 2026


Alkegen Plans Prepackaged Bankruptcy in Deal for Fresh Cash
... inject the specialty materials maker with new money and slash its debt load by about $3.1 billion, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


Andy Burnham faces Thames Water showdown as investors prepare ...
A person close to the consortium said there was 'no legal action being taken at this point' and described the legal preparations as 'purely precautionary ...

MSN  ∙  July 20, 2026


Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as chancellor in surprise pick
... according to someone familiar with the matter. Expand post. Collapse post. Share $Rachel Reeves out as chancellor on X (opens in a new window) · Share $Rachel ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 20, 2026


The secret Trump administration battle to fight Chinese AI - Axios
Why it matters: Parts of the administration have tried to implement de facto bans on foreign open-source models before, knowledgeable sources tell Axios. Last ...

Axios  ∙  July 20, 2026


Mali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, ​and a source close to the ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Coca-Cola appoints JPMorgan, Citi for India bottler IPO, sources say
The sources declined to be named as the matter is confidential. The IPO ‌adds ⁠to a string of multinational companies turning to Indian equity markets to ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Private investors must pile cash into defence to fill public funding ...
An executive at one of the U.S.'s largest private ​equity houses, who declined to be named, said defence firm ​valuations had ⁠faced a "reckoning" over the ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets commanders as street protests mount
A source close to Fedorov told Reuters that he had discussed “other roles” with Zelenskiy, but that he was only ready to return as defence minister.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Red Sea war insurance costs rise after Houthi blockade, sources say
... ‌Houthis said they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, escalating risks for merchant shipping, insurance industry sources said.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Smoke device set off at 26 Federal Plaza - NBC New York
He also had what appeared to be a few airsoft rifles, which are pellet- or BB-type rifles, the sources said. Four sources identify the suspect as 43-year ...

NBC News  ∙  July 20, 2026


Diplomatic efforts seek to avert Trump split with UN refugee agency ...
... sources said. They said that the agency had informed supporters that it could be placed on a U.S. blacklist, ending funding, and ⁠that Washington could also ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Russian steel magnate sells shipping firm operating in Sea of Azov ...
... sources said, adding the deal was ​struck before Ukrainian drone attacks on commercial vessels led to shipping restrictions in the area.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


AerCap to order 15 Boeing 787, sources say - Reuters
Leasing giant AerCap ​is set to ‌place an order for 15 Boeing 787 ​jets, two ​industry sources said on ⁠Monday.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


China's Moonshot pauses Kimi subscriptions amid hot demand, IPO ...
Moonshot ‌is in the process of unwinding its current offshore structure ahead of a Hong Kong initial public offering, two sources with knowledge of the matter ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


India's HPCL invites LNG suppliers for spot and long-term import deals
Apart from spot purchases, HPCL is looking to import up to 1 million tons per ​year of LNG for 10 ​to 15 years, sources with knowledge of the ‌matter ⁠said.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Mark Walter's Insurers, Guggenheim Probed by Prosecutors
... financial improprieties at two of his insurance companies and at Guggenheim Partners LLC, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


What Mark Walter's federal probe means for the Dodgers and Lakers
... with knowledge of the matter and regulatory filings. The Securities and Exchange Commission is running a parallel investigation. No one has been charged ...

USA Today  ∙  July 20, 2026


Oil transfer activity in Gulf of Oman slows following ship attacks, data ...
Two maritime sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that only two or three ‌STS transfers ⁠were believed to have taken place in recent days. Sailings ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Tate brothers vow to fight UK extradition on rape and sex trafficking ...
However, President Donald Trump is not expected to get involved in the extradition case, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Here's what we know ...

CNN  ∙  July 20, 2026


Zelenskyy's crisis deepens as ex-defence minister rejects offer to ...
... people briefed on the matter. Zelenskyy offered Fedorov several alternative positions to his past defence minister role, but he has declined them, those ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 20, 2026


Chuck Edwards faces ethics complaint over guns, female staff - Axios
One staffer received a blue handgun engraved with her name. Another received a pink handgun.

Axios  ∙  July 20, 2026


China's Moonshot halts subscriptions as Kimi K3 demand strains ...
Moonshot is in the process of unwinding its current offshore structure ahead of a Hong Kong initial public offering, two sources with knowledge of the matter ...

The Globe and Mail  ∙  July 20, 2026


China's Moonshot AI pauses subscriptions for powerful Kimi K3 ...
... sources with knowledge of the matter. The company, which has raised more than $5.5 billion from investors to date, has seeking an injection of $2 billion in ...

New York Post  ∙  July 20, 2026


Packers defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt agrees to 3-year, $57 ...
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the deal. The Schultz Report first reported Wyatt's extension. Wyatt ...

Washington Post  ∙  July 20, 2026


Taiwan says Chinese vessel activity jumps, raising fears for Pacific ...
... on condition of anonymity. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. "We have anticipated this scenario not only through tabletop exercises but also through live ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Israel says pilot safe zones begin in southern Lebanon - Reuters
A U.S. official, in comments shared with reporters on condition of anonymity, said the establishment of the initial pilot zones represented progress on the ...

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Suspect in custody after starting fire outside New York federal ...
... person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name. The Department of Homeland Security accused the person ...

LA Times  ∙  July 20, 2026


GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle
A Republican senator who requested anonymity said colleagues are looking more seriously at the continuing resolution as a vehicle, however, even though it ...

The Hill  ∙  July 20, 2026


Pritzker to Illinois panel: Release Harry Benton harassment report
The Tribune interviewed both women but is not identifying them because they requested anonymity and are victims of sexual harassment. Separately, the ...

Chicago Tribune  ∙  July 20, 2026


Inside the downfall of Sinaloa cartel boss 'El Mayo' - LA Times
“He walked right out from under me on two occasions with no security at all,” said the former official, who requested anonymity to discuss operations in Mexico.

LA Times  ∙  July 20, 2026


Dem-backed 'Project 2029' is plotting a bold tech clampdown ...
“It's one thing for your home country to want to regulate you,” added another tech policy executive who requested anonymity. “It's another thing for your ...

New York Post  ∙  July 20, 2026


How Livestreamed Child Abuse Is Challenging How We Think About ...
... requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Advertisement. Increasingly, governments are stepping in. The U.K. and Australia have ...

Time  ∙  July 20, 2026


Hong Kong Considers Longer Stock Trading Hours, Ending Lunch ...
... trading hours to align with most global markets, including a proposal to eliminate the lunch break, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


China's Zhongji Innolight sees shares surge after Hong Kong listing ...
... people familiar with the matter. Continue Reading. The deal size will exceed Luxshare Precision's $3.1 billion IPO earlier this month, making it the largest ...

CNBC  ∙  July 20, 2026


Zelenskyy Weighs Ousting Unpopular Army Chief After Protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering removing the head of the army, according to two people familiar with the matter, amid pressure from ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 20, 2026


Google plans new chip to run Gemini models more ... - Reuters
... in a bid to serve its ‌AI models more efficiently to users, the Information reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  July 20, 2026


Trump adds Jefferson statue to overhaul of White House grounds
President Donald Trump installed a statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Rose Garden last week, according to two people who spoke on the condition of anonymity ...

Washington Post  ∙  July 20, 2026


U.S. strikes unlikely to move Iran, intelligence reports say
The current and former officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the assessments because of their sensitivity. The findings, which have been ...

Washington Post  ∙  July 20, 2026


Pentagon concealed dozens of US military injuries in latest Iran strikes
Several U.S. officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to The New York Times concerning the unreported harm to service members and helicopters caused by ...

The Hill  ∙  July 20, 2026