Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Submitting an article to Op-Ed - Los Angeles Times
... published published articles are about 750 words in length. Some ...

LA Times  ∙  July 1, 2014


《香港在美国上市的主要ADR股价表现表》--11月2日 | Reuters
... sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Legalcategory · Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers point to Cassie's loving texts in trial defense. 23 hours ago.

Reuters  ∙  November 2, 2012


Honda posts record Q1, Renault returns to H1 profit | Reuters
... people briefed on the matter said. The Nissan logo is displayed at the 46th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand · Autos & Transportation ...

Reuters  ∙  July 30, 2010


Valor del dólar observado en Chile 539,93 para mayo 25 | Reuters
... people close to the matter said on Wednesday. Businesscategory · Circle surges as US Senate clears path for stablecoin regulation. 15 hours ago. Circle Internet ...

Reuters  ∙  May 24, 2010


Seoul shares end weaker led by refiners;autos rise | Reuters
OpenAI has recently begun renting Google's artificial intelligence chips to power ChatGPT and its other products, a source close to the matter told Reuters on ...

Reuters  ∙  May 18, 2009


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Cautions

  • The tracker searches for commonly used phrases used to identify anonymous sources so misses anonymously sourced articles that do not use those phrases.
  • Some matches are false and the article is not anonymously sourced.
  • Some articles are duplicates because they appeared on multiple news sites. These are typically from wire services.
  • Some articles are duplicates because they have different urls but come from the same news site.
  • Some articles refer to anonymous sources but are not themselves anonymously sourced.
  • Articles that do not have a publication date in Google search results or the URL are not included.
  • The tracker does not distinguish between good use and misuse of anonymous sources.