Anonymous Source Tracker

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


In Peru, gangs target schools for extortion : NPR
OTIS: "They send us messages saying they know where we live," says the administrator, who requested anonymity because he fears retribution from the gangs.

NPR  ∙  July 7, 2025


Israeli troops arbitrarily opened fire on Gaza's civilians, soldier tells ...
... requested anonymity, in an undated photo from Gaza. via Sky News. Save hover state Savewith a NBCUniversal Profile. Create your free profile or log in to save ...

NBC News  ∙  July 7, 2025


BRICS tariff to be applied only if they adopt policies deemed 'anti ...
If policy decisions are made that are anti-American, then the tariff will be charged," said the source, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Donald Trump Says He Is Close to Hostage Deal With Hamas: What ...
A person with knowledge of the discussions, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, told Newsweek in late June an "agreement is very possible ...

Newsweek  ∙  July 7, 2025


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet President Trump ...
We spoke to a person briefed on the matter, who was not authorized to speak about it publicly, who said that Netanyahu and Trump will be discussing what ...

NPR  ∙  July 7, 2025


UK Moves Closer to Approving Sizewell C Nuclear Plant Project ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The progress should be unveiled as part of President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK later this ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 7, 2025


China Mulls Doubling Southbound Bond Connect to $139 Billion ...
China is considering doubling an investment channel local investors use to buy bonds overseas, according to people familiar with the matter, a major step in ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 7, 2025


China considers doubling investment channel for buying overseas ...
... investment channel local investors use to buy bonds overseas, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


China's New Cash Plan to Tackle Birth Rate Threat - Newsweek
... people familiar with the matter. Payments will continue until the eligible child reaches the age of three. This builds on previously announced local cash ...

Newsweek  ∙  July 7, 2025


Nissan considers Foxconn EV output to save Oppama plant from ...
... domestic factories to build electric vehicles, said two people familiar with the matter, a deal that could save the plant from closure.

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Israeli officials think Trump could give them green light to attack Iran ...
... sources with knowledge tell Axios. Zoom in: The path forward on the Iranian nuclear crisis will be a primary topic when Trump and Israeli Prime Minister ...

Axios  ∙  July 7, 2025


Bondholders, bidders ready objections to Gold Reserve group's ...
... refiner Citgo Petroleum are getting ready to object to the auction's recommended outcome, three sources close to the preparations said.

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Two crew wounded, two missing after second attack on ship off ...
They were picked up by a passing ship and arrived in Djibouti, sources close to the operation said. But Michael Bodouroglou, a representative of Stem ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Trump says '60 Minutes' lawsuit settlement is more than Paramount ...
Sources close to the deal told Gasparino: “There is an anticipation of a mid-eight-figure sum that will be allocated by the network to PSA advertisements ...

New York Post  ∙  July 7, 2025


Switzerland's MET Group buys Germany's KGE, boosting gas ...
... sources close to the preparations said. World at Workcategory · Newmont to fire at least 10% of staff at Suriname's Merian mine. 17 hours ago. Visitors speak ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


EU avoids US tariff letter, eyes concessions, EU sources say | Reuters
The European Union will not receive a letter from the United States setting out higher tariffs, EU sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Exclusive: OPEC+ set to complete big oil output cut unwinding in ...
Five sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday the group is likely to approve an increase of around 550,000 bpd for September when it meets on August ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


India court rejects Turkey-based Celebi's airport security clearance ...
... revoking the security clearance of the firm to provide aviation ground services in the South Asian nation, three lawyer sources said.

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Trump admin updates: Trump says tariff letters to be sent to 'various ...
Members of Congress found out in the media and the paused shipments were obligated using funds and authorities granted by Congress, the sources said. The ...

ABC News  ∙  July 7, 2025


US winds down exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury says | Reuters
Venezuela has not used the license to buy the shipments of LPG, originally issued in 2021, market sources said. LPG is mainly used as a cooking fuel in the ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Couple Buy New House, Make Shock Discovery in the Backyard ...
The husband, who asked not to be named, posted to the platform under the handle u/Thiggy-Stardust, asking for help in identifying a series of pipes ...

Newsweek  ∙  July 7, 2025


Cain International Nears Deal for Former Trump SoHo Hotel ...
Cain plans to reposition the property, which is currently known as the Dominick Hotel, said one of the people, who asked not to be named discussing a private ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 7, 2025


Sean 'Diddy' Combs juror slams 'highly insulting' public response to ...
“We spent over two days deliberating,” the juror, who asked not to be named, told ABC News. “Our decision was based solely on the evidence presented and how ...

New York Post  ∙  July 7, 2025


US 'unbelievably satisfied' with Lebanon reply to proposal on ...
An Israeli official, who asked not to be named, said Israel would only withdraw once Hezbollah completely disarmed - and that Israel would keep reinforcing ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Exclusive: Proposal outlines large-scale 'Humanitarian Transit Areas ...
The proposal was laid out in a slide presentation that a source said was submitted to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem earlier this year. The U.S. State ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom reunite on yacht in Italy after split
“[Perry and Bloom] never set a date for the wedding or got around to planning anything and Orlando is over it,” a source said. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom ...

New York Post  ∙  July 7, 2025


China boosts nickel reserves as tensions with US simmer
China is also stockpiling other industrial metals, according to a person close to a government trading partner. The strategic reserves administration ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 7, 2025


South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists ...
... declined to be named for fear of reprisals. Choi Sung-yong, leader of the Abductees' Family Union who works to bring home South Koreans abducted by North ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Chevron preps quick closing of Hess deal and awaits result of Exxon ...
Both sources declined to be named while discussing the confidential work. Representatives from Chevron have also held several town hall meetings with Hess ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


FDA Cuts Will Limit Scrutiny of Troubled Foreign Drug Factories ...
Most declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly or feared backlash within the industry as they search for new jobs. One veteran ...

ProPublica  ∙  July 7, 2025


China's rare earth export controls are good for Beijing, bad for ...
... declined to be named. EXPORT CURBS' IMPACT UNDERESTIMATED. Much like U.S. chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) , opens new tab, China's rare earth magnet makers are ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


What to know about a potential deal to keep TikTok running in US ...
... according to a person familiar with the matter. In January, Perplexity AI presented ByteDance with a merger proposal that would combine Perplexity's ...

ABC News  ∙  July 7, 2025


Texas Flooding Update, Trump And Netanyahu Meeting, Tariff Plans ...
We spoke to a person briefed on the matter, who was not authorized to speak about it publicly, who said that Netanyahu and Trump will be discussing what ...

NPR  ∙  July 7, 2025


Trump escalates trade war with steep new tariffs on slew of ...
Politico reported on Saturday that a person close to the White House said, “You only have to assume he doesn't want to take them because he likes the game too ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


'A Trojan horse': how toxic sewage sludge became a threat to the ...
“It would cost water companies a lot to get rid of it themselves,” said an Environment Agency (EA) officer, who asked to remain anonymous. “So they're happy ...

The Guardian  ∙  July 7, 2025


He Confessed to Killing a Child Molester. Now He Faces Decades in ...
A friend of Stanley who asked to remain anonymous said the Indiana father's "courageous act of unselfishness" possibly saved other children from being ...

Newsweek  ∙  July 7, 2025


Details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to ...
A person familiar with the negotiations shared with The Associated Press a copy of the latest ceasefire proposal submitted by mediators to Hamas, and its ...

Politico  ∙  July 7, 2025


Texas Hill Country floods: Stories of rescue and heroism at summer ...
According to the volunteer, the boys declined to be identified. Emma Foltz. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry recognized the Camp Mystic counselor and Louisiana ...

Axios  ∙  July 7, 2025


Trump to meet Netayahu at the White House as Israel and Hamas ...
An Israeli official briefed on the matter told NBC News that Netanyahu was expected to meet with Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, before he sat ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


Israeli troops arbitrarily opened fire on Gaza's civilians, soldier tells ...
... An image courtesy of the soldier interviewed by Sky News, who requested anonymity, in an undated photo from Gaza. (via Sky News). I ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


Israeli soldier reveals chilling IDF 'war crimes,' arbitrary killings of ...
... An image courtesy of the soldier interviewed by Sky News, who requested anonymity, in an undated photo from Gaza © Sky News. An ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


Bondholders, bidders ready objections to Gold Reserve group's ...
... sources close to the preparations said. The challenge to the $7.4 billion offer by a group led by a unit of.

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


Kingscliff retirement village explosion leaves elderly couple ...
A resident of the park who did not wish to be identified said neighbours felt the force of the explosion. "It was huge — people up the hill in Cudgen say ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


Bihar News: 2 Arrested In Patna Industrialist Gopal Khemka Murder ...
The officer who did not wish to be identified said the shooter named Umesh Rai has been arrested while the other person who was suspected of having hired...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


China Wants to Use 115,000 Banned Nvidia Chips to Fulfil Its AI ...
... people with direct knowledge of the black market in China. None of those familiar with the US probes said they previously knew of the data center buildout ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 7, 2025


Zelenskiy Spoke With Trump on Replacing Kyiv's Envoy to US
... person familiar with the matter.

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


Iowa Republican Zach Nunn reconsidering 2026 governor run
"The reality is, Brenna choosing not to run changes the dynamics of the race tremendously," the source said. "So in our view, the primary is reset ...

USA Today  ∙  July 7, 2025


Paris demands 80% workshare in Franco-German fighter jet, says ...
Should France follow through with its demand of an 80% workshare, this would scrap the agreed division of tasks, the source said, adding the resulting ...

Reuters  ∙  July 7, 2025


Invesco in talks to buy retirement communities owner RetireAustralia ...
... people briefed on the matter. IVZ shares were -0.18% pre-market to $16.70. More on Invesco Invesco: Poised For Growth With 3 New ETFs Invesco Ltd. (IVZ) Q1 ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025


EPA workers rally after put on leave after criticizing Trump in ...
A scientist who did not want to be identified says she was among those put-on leave. Her work is dedicated to lead testing. RELATED | EPA union alleges ...

MSN  ∙  July 7, 2025