Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Trump's immigration crackdown weighs on the U.S. labor market ...
“I feel desperate,'' said Maria, 48, who requested anonymity to talk about her ordeal because she fears being detained and deported. “I don't have any money ...

LA Times  ∙  October 19, 2025


US Rushes to Shore Up Gaza Deal as Fresh Violence Raises Doubts
... requested anonymity. Germany's defense ministry said on Saturday it had sent three soldiers to the Civil Military Coordination Centre in southern Israel ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 19, 2025


Amazon internal documents show companies may be reducing ...
They requested anonymity because they are not authorised to comment. What Amazon said about the rumoured startup investment trend. In an emailed statement, a ...

MSN  ∙  October 19, 2025


Decision Made On Billy Napier's Future At Florida
The Florida Gators have reportedly fired head football coach Billy Napier, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday ...

MSN  ∙  October 19, 2025


D-Backs' Amiel Sawdaye, Guardians' Matt Forman are finalists for ...
... sources with knowledge of the situation said. Advertisement. Sawdaye started his career with the Boston Red Sox and rose to director of amateur scouting ...

New York Times  ∙  October 19, 2025


Border order: Geneva schools kick out Swiss kids living in France
A source with knowledge of the figures, who did not want to be identified, told AFP around 2,500 pupils would initially be affected, followed by "a steady ...

MSN  ∙  October 19, 2025


Upgrading strike capability: India tests 800-km BrahMos
... a source said. Expand article logo Continue reading. Related video: BrahMos Explained: India's game-changing supersonic cruise missile jolts Pakistan (Mid ...

MSN  ∙  October 19, 2025


35 soldiers graduate from Basic Commandos Course at Barwah ...
PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday from a source who did not want to be named due to the nature of the incident that it occurred on Wednesday night.The source ...

MSN  ∙  October 19, 2025


YouTube creators gather in Playa Vista to mingle with leading ...
A YouTube content creator who declined to give her name browses YouTube's Holiday House shopping event at Google Spruce Goose on Thursday in Playa Vista, Calif.

LA Times  ∙  October 18, 2025


China Officials Try to Ease Global Concern Over Rare Earth Curbs ...
... asked not to be named because the exchanges were private. China's unprecedented move on rare earths sparked a global pushback over the past week, as ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 18, 2025


The photographer who wants to help women embrace visibility ...
Rainer captured the portrait of woman in a headscarf (who declined to be named), but consented to participate in her photo series, "What If ...

MSNBC  ∙  October 18, 2025


Global film industry shrugs off renewed Trump movie tariff threat ...
... declined to be named over fears of losing financing. "It would be devastating." Reporting by Paul Sandle in London, Mike Kahn in Prague, Byron Kaye in ...

Reuters  ∙  October 18, 2025


Fired CDC workers' fates hang in the balance after week of chaos
“It seemed like intentional chaos for the sake of chaos so that nobody knew what was going on,” said an employee who declined to be named for fear of ...

NBC News  ∙  October 18, 2025


The truth behind the 'made in Guatemala' label on your US clothes ...
Worker Laura, who chose to remain anonymous, described how one manager would touch her inappropriately at work. “I knew it was not okay, but I was too ...

CNN  ∙  October 18, 2025


How our brightest minds get trapped in the City
The clearest example came from a partner at a white-shoe law firm, who asked to remain anonymous. Let's call him Hunter. Fresh from law school, Hunter ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 18, 2025


Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes ...
... a person briefed on the matter said. Boeing plans to quickly begin boosting production accordingly, the source added. Workers at the company's Seattle-area ...

Reuters  ∙  October 18, 2025


Nexperia China unit asserts its independence as tensions with the ...
The biggest manufacturing site is in Hamburg, Germany, but according to two sources briefed on the matter, more than 70% of Nexperia's chips are shipped ...

Reuters  ∙  October 18, 2025


Blackstone says Wall Street is complacent about AI disruption
It has recently decided not to buy some software and call-centre companies seen as vulnerable to AI-related risks, according to people briefed on the matter.

Financial Times  ∙  October 18, 2025


Jeffrey Epstein's Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black - The New ...
Black after Mr. Epstein introduced them, according to several people briefed on the matter and interview notes. Advertisement.

New York Times  ∙  October 18, 2025


UK's Starmer to press ahead with digital ID plans, FT reports
The finer details of the scheme were still being ironed out and the timeline could change, the report added, citing two people briefed on the matter.

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


Armed man wearing 'non-offending pedophile' sign storms stage at ...
The man wore a multicolored sign around his neck that read “anti-contact non-offending pedophile,” according to law enforcement sources familiar with the matter ...

NBC News  ∙  October 18, 2025


Trump officials weigh possible Kim Jong Un meeting during Asia trip ...
... Kim Jong Un during the U.S. president's upcoming Asia visit, CNN reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  October 18, 2025


Polymarket Token Not Coming This Year, Report Says—Here's Why
... sources familiar with sources familiar with the matter. Polymarket's reported position comes ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  October 18, 2025


Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor ...
“I feel desperate,'' said Maria, 48, who requested anonymity to talk about her ordeal because she fears being detained and deported. “I don't have any money ...

The Hill  ∙  October 18, 2025


Concerns rise over Mikie Sherrill's minority outreach in New Jersey ...
... requested anonymity to speak candidly, told The Hill. “Mikie and her team have done a really good job of trying to go into the communities,” the strategist ...

The Hill  ∙  October 18, 2025


President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on ...
“I feel desperate,'' said Maria, 48, who requested anonymity to talk about her ordeal because she fears being detained and deported. “I don't have any money ...

Chicago Tribune  ∙  October 18, 2025


Huge crowds as body of revered Kenya politician Odinga heads ...
A medical source, who requested anonymity, said 74 people had been treated at the stadium, mostly due to fainting and dehydration. But there was not the ...

The Australian  ∙  October 18, 2025


Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
“I feel desperate,'' said Maria, 48, who requested anonymity to talk about her ordeal because she fears being detained and deported. “I don't have any money ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  October 18, 2025


Exclusive | NYC teen who allegedly beheaded mom's boyfriend put ...
... sources said sources said.

New York Post  ∙  October 18, 2025


Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions ...
... sources familiar with the matter said. But multiple Pentagon lawyers previously told CNN that internal dissent is unlikely to dissuade the Trump ...

CNN  ∙  October 18, 2025


The new favourite bolthole for Britain's wealth creators
Another woman who similarly asked to be identified by her first name, was Antonia. She said: 'I love Britain and it broke my heart to leave London but we ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


The truth behind your clothing's 'made in Guatemala' label
Worker Laura, who chose to remain anonymous, described how one manager would touch her inappropriately at work. “I knew it was not okay, but I was too ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


Valparaiso 'No Kings' protest draws more than 1,000 people
One woman, who lives in Valparaiso but declined to give her name, wore a Tyrannosaurus rex costume. Though she's been to other protests, this was her first ...

Chicago Tribune  ∙  October 18, 2025


Tuscaloosa No Kings Protest
Oct 18, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; A man who declined to be identified makes a sign urging the release of the Epstein files at Government Plaza to take ...

USA Today  ∙  October 18, 2025


Giants 'moving toward' hiring Tennessee's Tony Vitello
“He's the guy who probably convinced Buster Posey he could beat the Dodgers,” an anonymous source told the San Francisco Standard. “No doubt in my mind that ...

New York Post  ∙  October 18, 2025


Tennessee Rehabilitation Center in Smyrna closes due to federal ...
“Some of the kids didn't understand what was happening,” said one parent who asked to remain anonymous. “They were crying. They were upset.” In a statement ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


Trump sets up Vance, Rubio, and others for success ahead of 2028
A source close to the vice president told the Washington Examiner that Vance has “an incredibly close relationship” with Trump, especially compared to ...

Washington Examiner  ∙  October 18, 2025


Global film industry shrugs off renewed Trump movie tariff threat
... declined to be named over fears of losing financing. "It would be devastating." Video Player is loading. Play Video. Loaded: 0%. Play. Current Time 0:00. /.

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


Massive anti-Trump rallies hit DC, NYC, Chicago in 'No Kings ...
Some demonstrators had an unusual encounter with Adam, a 41-year-old office clerk, who declined to give his last name. Clad in a red shirt and clown nose ...

The Australian  ∙  October 18, 2025


No Kings protests: SF march tops June's as thousands rally in Bay ...
Bruce Halperin and Irene, who declined to give her last name, prepare protest signs at Manny's in San Francisco. Lucy Hodgman/S.F. Chronicle. Dozens of people ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  October 18, 2025


Boeing wins FAA approval to hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes ...
... person briefed on the matter said. Boeing plans to quickly begin boosting production accordingly, the source added. Workers at the company's Seattle-area ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


'He's a whale in Vegas': JB Pritzker's million-dollar win reveals ...
A person close to Pritzker says the governor hasn't frequented Vegas much since he was elected governor. And given 2024 is the first noted filing of any ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


Bolivia's presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right
“There are big differences between the candidates," said Antonio, 58, a struggling textile importer who declined to give his last name for fear of reprisals ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


MLB insider pours fuel on the fire with poorly timed Freddy Peralta ...
... requested anonymity in order to speak freely." While the news itself shouldn't really come as any surprise to Brewers fans -- President of Baseball ...

MSN  ∙  October 18, 2025


Barnaby Joyce actively considering defection to One Nation, say ...
Sources close to Joyce and senior party figures said the shock move was being considered this week. Joyce did not return requests for comment. It would be a ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 17, 2025


Banks in talks with US Treasury to lend $20 billion to Argentina ...
Citi sold Argentine pesos to the U.S. Federal Reserve as part of the Treasury's program, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Bloomberg was the ...

Reuters  ∙  October 17, 2025


Samsung to Showcase Its First Ever Trifold Phone at APEC Summit ...
... person familiar with the matter. For Samsung, the Gyeongju-hosted APEC event will provide a global spotlight for a product it hopes will burnish its ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 17, 2025


US says India halves Russian oil imports, sources say no cuts seen ...
India has halved its purchases of Russian oil, a White House official said, but Indian sources said no immediate reduction had been seen, as President ...

Reuters  ∙  October 17, 2025


Data centre operator DayOne aims to raise over $1 billion, sources ...
DayOne could be valued at $4 billion to $5 billion in the funding round before new capital is injected, two of the sources said. New investors, including ...

Reuters  ∙  October 17, 2025


India considers easing certain Chinese import curbs amid growing ...
... sources said. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. New Delhi is caught between balancing ...

Reuters  ∙  October 17, 2025