Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Residents of Mills Estate seek legal help amid rent increases - Yahoo
One tenant, who asked to remain anonymous, said septic system issues have temporarily forced families from their homes. More in U.S.. Phoenix eyes earliest ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Facing Pressure to Resign Over Text ...
The source, who asked to remain anonymous, also showed the outlet a screenshot of a text message from Santos-Aviles, which showed her confessing to an “affair ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Parents outraged over NYC assistant principal's alleged double life ...
For parents at PS 16, the alleged Jekyll and Hyde lifestyle was too much to bear. “Are you f–king kidding me?” said one dad who asked to remain anonymous. “Damn ...

New York Post  ∙  February 25, 2026


Cartel violence traps American tourists in Mexico ... - Fox News
Another American, who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons, told Fox News Digital, "I left Coalcoman Michoacan on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. when the chaos ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Odessa residents report nearly 7 weeks without hot water at ... - Yahoo
One tenant, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, told Big 2 News the issue began January 2, the same day she returned to Odessa after the ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Source close to Rolling Stones disputes Melania producer's claim ...
A source close to Mick Jagger has cast doubt on a claim by Melania producer Marc Beckman that his team was closely involved with the singer over the use of ...

The Guardian  ∙  February 25, 2026


Nicole Kidman Has Had 'Conversations' with Her Friends About ...
Nicole Kidman is not looking for love quite yet after her split from Keith Urban. "Nicole's not rushing into dating,” a source close to the actress tells PEOPLE ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Software rout exacerbates buyout exit crunch - Reuters
... a person familiar with the matter told Breakingviews. The BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index has fallen 25% this year, and Visma's closest rival is struggling ...

Reuters  ∙  February 25, 2026


Meta Tests Stablecoin Payments as Supply Surpasses $300 Billion
... a person familiar with the matter who declined to be named discussing unreleased products. The individual did not specify which stablecoins are involved ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon, source says
... a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, ‌adding talks continue after a meeting to discuss its future with the Pentagon. The meeting between ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


FBI serving search warrants at Los Angeles school district ...
Federal officials in Los Angeles were serving the search warrants Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation, according to a person familiar with the ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 25, 2026


Omnicom Makes Rare Foray in to Euro Debt Market - Bloomberg
The company plans to sell an expected €500 million ($589 million) eight-year bond via its Omnicom Finance Holdings Plc unit, according to a person familiar with ...

Bloomberg  ∙  February 25, 2026


U.S. Sent F-22 Fighter Jets to Israel, Official Says - NYTimes.com
The United States sent a group of F-22 Raptor jets to Israel on Tuesday, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the deployment said. The move continued ...

New York Times  ∙  February 25, 2026


Apple in Talks With Banks to Start Payment Service in India
... asked not to be named because the deliberations are private ... Apple is also discussing the plan with payment networks Mastercard Inc. and Visa Inc., said the ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


On Sundays, inflatable frogs, unicorns and Ewoks protest in Eugene
"We're meeting horrific absurdity with joyful absurdity," said a second protester who asked not to be named. This person chooses to protest in a frog riding ...

USA Today  ∙  February 25, 2026


MarineMax attracts more buyout interest after Donerail offer, sources ...
... have expressed interest in buying recreational yacht retailer MarineMax or pieces of it, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  February 25, 2026


DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from US chipmakers including ...
... sources familiar with the matter said, breaking from standard industry practice ahead of a major model update. Instead, the lab, which is expected to launch ...

Reuters  ∙  February 25, 2026


Maple Grove girls basketball coach Mark Cook placed on leave
According to sources familiar with the matter, school administrators addressed the team before its 81-38 quarterfinal victory over Irondale on Feb. 24. One ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Pentagon removes senior official from Joint Staff post, sources say
... sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, ‌with one ⁠source saying he was not the right fit for ⁠the job. A Pentagon spokesperson ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


ICE won't be at polling places this year, a Trump DHS official promises
... on the condition of anonymity. "There will be no ICE presence at polling locations." Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams confirmed the ...

NPR  ∙  February 25, 2026


Iran, U.S. resume nuclear negotiations as Trump's war clock ticks ...
... on the condition of anonymity regarding sensitive discussions. Chief U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff and his fellow negotiator, Trump's son-in-law Jared ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 25, 2026


FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document ...
... people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The firings are part of a broader personnel purge under the leadership of Director Kash Patel, a Trump ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 25, 2026


Trump Treasury official to exit after objecting to Minneapolis ...
... people familiar with the matter. John Hurley, a donor to President Donald Trump who is serving as the undersecretary for terrorism and financial ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 25, 2026


Blitzer joins bidding war for Indian Premier League cricket ... - Reuters
... people with direct knowledge of the discussions said. Sign up here. The talks value Royal Challengers Bengaluru, last year's IPL champions, at around $1.8 ...

Reuters  ∙  February 25, 2026


Dems vow to force votes on Iran war powers next week - POLITICO
... people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive legislation. Democrats vowed to force a vote “as soon as Congress ...

Politico  ∙  February 25, 2026


FIFA hikes 2026 World Cup parking prices, including for disabled fans
... people with direct knowledge of the matter told The Athletic. The nature of negotiations has varied city to city. In some, stadiums are part of a broader ...

New York Times  ∙  February 25, 2026


The strategy behind the new $1 million reward in the Nancy Guthrie ...
The FBI's crisis negotiators, Campbell said, would have likely been trying to find a balance between enticing people with direct knowledge of the kidnapping ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


Moreno moves to lock down the Senate GOP campaign chief race ...
... people with direct knowledge of the matter. The freshman senator has already won over some fellow members of the 2024 class of Republicans who flipped the ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


House Dems vow to force Iran war powers vote next week - Yahoo
... people with direct knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive legislation. Democrats vowed to force a vote "as soon as Congress ...

None  ∙  February 25, 2026


F.B.I. Raids Home and Office of L.A.U.S.D. Chief Alberto Carvalho
... on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly. Advertisement. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. Los Angeles Unified said in a ...

New York Times  ∙  February 25, 2026


Netflix's Ted Sarandos heads to DC to save Warner Bros. deal as ...
... people close to the matter told The Post. He met with Trump in November, The Post previously reported. Sarandos needs to mollify the intensifying antitrust ...

New York Post  ∙  February 25, 2026


Lamborghini pulls the plug on electric supercar - Yahoo Finance
... people close to the matter. New chief executive Michael Leiters told Bloomberg that the firm may scrap the planned 718 line of Boxster and Cayman EVs ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  February 25, 2026


Plane unused for 4 years, no black box, adverse weather on same ...
However, people close to the matter have told HT that the crashed aircraft had sought a deviation to the right. Plane was 'unused' for four years ...

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


ICE not being deployed to polling places for midterms, state election ...
... sources familiar with the call. Responding to the California secretary of state during the call, Heather Honey, deputy assistant secretary for Elections ...

ABC News  ∙  February 25, 2026


Saudi Arabia boosts oil output, exports for US attack on Iran ...
... part of a contingency plan in case any U.S. strike on Iran disrupts supplies from the Middle East, two sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.

Reuters  ∙  February 25, 2026


IMF board to review $8.1 bln loan for Ukraine on Thursday ... - Reuters
... executive board will review an $8.1 billion lending agreement for Ukraine and vote on its approval on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans said.

Reuters  ∙  February 25, 2026


Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Judge Finds Third ...
... declined to be named for fear of retribution. Mr. Schwab, the lawyer at the Liberty Justice Center, said judges might “want to figure out a way that is very ...

New York Times  ∙  February 25, 2026


Ticketmaster lobbies for UK resale price cap as critics warn of ... - MSN
Now City AM understands that the company has been actively engaging policymakers as part of the consultation process, and people close to the matter have ...

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


How wealthy spouses are hiding crypto assets worth millions during ...
A family lawyer who did not want to be named told how she managed to get disclosue and freezing orders from a court against her husband and a cryptocurrency ...

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


'We're winning so much': Trump's State of the Union seeks to calm ...
... insisted on anonymity to discuss the speech. Data centers tend to use large volumes of electricity, potentially increasing the cost of power to other ...

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


Developer behind London's One Hyde Park gets $55 million ... - MSN
... a person familiar with the situation. Emily Crompton-Candy and Christian Candy are pictured ...

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


Hyundai Motor to invest in robotics, data center in South Korea ...
... a source said on Wednesday. A second source said Hyundai Motor Group and the government plan to sign a preliminary deal on the multi-billion dollar ...

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


Microsoft Japan raided over suspected violation of anti-monopoly ...
... declined to be identified because the information is not public. The FTC declined to comment,

MSN  ∙  February 25, 2026


BAFTAs come under fire after guest with Tourette syndrome uses ...
A source who works with the actors and who was not authorized to speak on the record told NPR that no one from BAFTA spoke to Lindo or Jordan immediately ...

NPR  ∙  February 24, 2026


Glencore to buy almost $115 million of cobalt from industry veteran ...
... of cobalt worth almost $115 million at current prices from industry veteran Rami Weisfisch in a landmark deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  February 24, 2026


WNBA, players union on the clock for season postponement - NY Post
March 10 is the deadline for the term sheet to be completed before labor talks impact the league's May 8 start date, sources with knowledge of the situation ...

New York Post  ∙  February 24, 2026


Trump Officials Seek to 'Reimagine' Unemployment Benefits ...
... on the condition of anonymity to describe the plans. The actions across the administration spoke to a real problem: a paucity of reliable federal data that ...

New York Times  ∙  February 24, 2026


Dueling Slates of Guests at Speech Show Stark Immigration Divide
A White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe speech planning, said several of the families had been invited to the State of the ...

New York Times  ∙  February 24, 2026


Trump administration weighs banks' citizenship reporting
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Bank executives and industry experts fear the potential new documentation requirements ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 24, 2026


Efune consortium willing to improve offer for Telegraph Media Group
... people briefed on the matter said. Efune and his consortium partners also stated their bid had greater certainty of completion than DMGT, which already owns ...

Financial Times  ∙  February 24, 2026