Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Data-Center Developer Seeks $1.3 Billion for Google-Tied Project ...
... a person familiar with the matter. Morgan Stanley is managing the deal, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


Goldman Seeks to Buy Portion of Hong Kong Builder New World's ...
The US investment bank is willing to buy the debt at a discount of at least 15 cents on the dollar, the people said, who asked not to be identified discussing ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


King's Speech set for week after May's crunch elections - BBC News
Most ministers now know which bills Sir Keir wants to include in his post-May agenda, a source said. Related topics. Keir Starmer · King Charles III. Related ...

BBC  ∙  December 18, 2025


Oracle's largest data center partner walks, source says; shares fall ...
Oracle's largest data center partner, Blue Owl Capital, will not provide funding for a $10 billion deal to build its next facility, a source said on ...

MSN  ∙  December 18, 2025


Jews in Birmingham speak of their 'terror' at antisemitic abuse - BBC ...
Both students, who asked to remain anonymous, said incidents occurred almost weekly and described being challenged, intimidated and shouted at. "I'd much ...

BBC  ∙  December 18, 2025


They Thought They Had 'Made It.' Now They Can't Afford Food. - The ...
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her privacy on a sensitive topic, said she earned $50,000 a year — more than double what a single person ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


Drone to Home whistleblowers say they felt 'intimidated' by animal ...
A former volunteer, who has asked to remain anonymous asked ...

BBC  ∙  December 18, 2025


Trump expected to address potential easing of marijuana ...
... declined to be named. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. Under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance like heroin ...

Reuters  ∙  December 18, 2025


Disability services providers accuse MN of leaving clients vulnerable
The company was serving about 15 clients at five buildings, said a representative for Relief Health Services who declined to be named due to safety concerns.

Star Tribune  ∙  December 18, 2025


Joe Burns axed from Italy's maiden T20 World Cup after internal ...
According to a report by The West Australian, an anonymous source revealed the internal talks, which suggested that Burns was pushing to improve his standards, ...

MSN  ∙  December 18, 2025


New York City Set to Raise the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors ...
She asked to be identified only by her first name because she fears enforcement by the authorities. Advertisement. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. She said she works in ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


Long Island gas prices finally dip below $3 as drivers catch rare ...
... asked not to be named. Read More. Filed under. Cars · gas · gas prices · nassau county · suffolk county · 12/18/25 · Read Next Islanders Matthew Schaefer effect ...

New York Post  ∙  December 18, 2025


Exclusive | Trump admin probes Colorado after 221 dead people ...
... a source said. HUD officials are set to demand PHAs perform additional verification of beneficiaries and remove both deceased tenants and ineligible ...

New York Post  ∙  December 18, 2025


The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against Russia's War in ...
Kozak addressed the Security Council again in a part of the meeting that was not televised, according to several people close to him. Ukrainians will resist ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


Labor leaders reject entire Segal anti-Semitism report | The Australian
A Wentworth FEC Labor official who declined to be identified said: “This is a motion that comes up from the branches. It's not a motion the FEC has ...

The Australian  ∙  December 18, 2025


Elliott Builds Stake of More Than $1 Billion in Lululemon, WSJ Reports
... Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter, as the struggling retailer faces a strategic overhaul amid its chief executive officer's exit.

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


Banks Including Natwest, Barclays Use Back Leverage to Lend to ...
... asked not to be named because details are private. How Banks Team Up With Private Credit in Real Estate Lending. Back leverage helps lenders qualify for ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


Exclusive: Head of Pemex's production arm to step down in coming ...
... to the post, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the company struggles to stem a decline in crude output.

Reuters  ∙  December 18, 2025


Exclusive: FTC probes Instacart's AI pricing tool, source says; shares ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing Instacart , two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the retail platform faces criticism over its ...

Reuters  ∙  December 18, 2025


Warner Bros likely to reject $108.4 billion Paramount bid, back ...
... sources familiar with the matter. The decision to recommit to Netflix's buyout offer would mark the latest twist in the race for assets that include Warner ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  December 18, 2025


FTC probing Instacart's AI pricing tool after being caught charging ...
The Federal Trade Commission is probing Instacart, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the retail platform faces criticism over its ...

New York Post  ∙  December 18, 2025


Police identify person of interest in Brown University shooting ...
... sources familiar with the investigation told the BBC's US partner, CBS News. Authorities are now searching for the individual, the sources told CBS. No ...

BBC  ∙  December 18, 2025


Person of interest identified in Brown University shooting, sources ...
A person of interest has been identified in the shooting at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, multiple sources familiar with ...

CBS News  ∙  December 18, 2025


The U.S. Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors - The New ...
They are actively looking for that person and a car that the person is believed to have rented, according to people briefed on the matter. Officials believe ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


New York hedge fund approached by Warner shareholder to buy CNN
... people briefed on the matter. Soo Kim, founder of New York hedge fund Standard General, has been in talks over potentially buying or investing in the WBD ...

Financial Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


Standard General in talks to invest in Warner Bros Discovery ...
... people briefed on the matter. Read about innovative ideas and the people working on solutions to global crises with the Reuters Beacon newsletter. Sign up ...

Reuters  ∙  December 18, 2025


Hedge fund approached by Warner Bros shareholder about buying ...
... people briefed on the matter told the Financial Times. Those TV networks are slated to be spun off into a separate company, as Netflix has agreed to buy ...

New York Post  ∙  December 18, 2025


Standard General in talks to invest in Warner Bros. Discovery ...
... people briefed on the matter. The shareholder who approached Kim could not be immediately identified, the newspaper said. Related video: Paramount just didn ...

MSN  ∙  December 18, 2025


Elliott Investment takes $1-billion stake in Lululemon, pushes for ...
-based Elliott is pushing to be part of the conversation about the selection of a new CEO, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. The firm is ...

The Globe and Mail  ∙  December 18, 2025


Ares Backs BC Partners' Fortidia Purchase With Private Loan ...
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter. BC Partners agreed to acquire a majority stake in the shipping, fulfillment and marketing ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


Law firms chart back-office deals as investors seek bigger legal ...
... with knowledge of the matter. McDermott chairman Ira Coleman in a statement acknowledged there was "inbound interest" but said any talks were preliminary ...

Reuters  ∙  December 18, 2025


Ares Makes $700 Million Bet on AI With Virginia Buying Spree ...
... with knowledge of the matter. The land spans 314 acres — an area greater than 200 football fields — and that project's first phase calls for some 200 ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels begin pulling out from Uvira, its ...
A local civil society member, who did not want to be named for his own safety, told the BBC that some M23 troops had started withdrawing. However, he said ...

BBC  ∙  December 18, 2025


Tadcaster junction changes planned after death of Ellie Hague in ...
"It's happened before, we've had quite a lot of accidents up at this crossroads," said one woman, who did not want to be named. "It needs a stop sign up ...

BBC  ∙  December 18, 2025


IIT-B bars entry of outsiders at Mood Indigo after traffic snarls
Another resident who did not wish to be identified said mobility across key junctions had collapsed entirely. “People trying to reach any place in the ...

MSN  ∙  December 18, 2025


Trump's new $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' to troops is coming from ...
... requested anonymity to describe the payments. 🏛️. Follow Politics. Follow. The amount of the payments is a nod to next year's 250th anniversary of the ...

Washington Post  ∙  December 18, 2025


Trump administration pauses immigration cases for people from ...
A U.S. official who requested anonymity to discuss internal changes that have not been formally announced told CBS News on Thursday that USCIS has expanded ...

CBS News  ∙  December 18, 2025


Suspect in Brown University Shooting Found Dead in New ...
... requested anonymity to discuss an ongoing matter. Col. Oscar Perez, the police chief in Providence, R.I., where Brown's campus is, said the suspect had died ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


No. 1 Indiana gives offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan a 3-year ...
The person requested anonymity because the athletic department had not yet made an announcement. Financial terms were not immediately available, but ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  December 18, 2025


'The time for serious negotiations is now': Trump admin squeezes ...
... requested anonymity to discuss negotiations that remain fluid. There is no agreement yet on even that tentative first step, though, which is broadly ...

Politico  ∙  December 18, 2025


Meta's Yann LeCun targets $3.5 billion valuation for new AI startup ...
The report said LeCun has tapped Alexandre LeBrun, the founder of French health tech startup Nabla, as chief executive, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  December 18, 2025


US, Russia to hold talks on Ukraine war in Miami this weekend ...
... people familiar with the matter. As President Donald Trump's efforts to end the fighting have faltered, the U.S. has ratcheted up pressure on Ukraine to ...

Politico  ∙  December 18, 2025


Police are investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of ...
... people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Washington Post  ∙  December 18, 2025


Meta's Yann LeCun targets €3bn valuation for AI start-up
... people familiar with the matter. LeCun, a French-US scientist and Turing award winner who is considered one of the pioneers of modern AI, is targeting a ...

Financial Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


Elliott Woos Toyota Industries Investors in Buyout Fight - Bloomberg
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. Billionaire Paul Singer's activist fund, which has quickly built a 5% stake in Toyota ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


15 people had naturalization ceremonies 'rescheduled' in Indiana
A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official, who declined to give his name, (. This comes almost a week after federal officials canceled the ...

USA Today  ∙  December 18, 2025


Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds ...
One of the men declined to give his name and wore no identification. He said that people who appear to be paparazzi were not wanted and were irritating to ...

New York Times  ∙  December 18, 2025


New Johnson, Steil plan would allow lawmakers to keep their ...
... people with direct knowledge granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in a brief interview his goal is to put ...

Politico  ∙  December 18, 2025


ICE Plans to Greatly Expand Detention Capacity - Bloomberg
... people with direct knowledge of the arrangement. On Wednesday, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation said it had fully divested from the ICE contract — five ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025


How Banks, Regulators Spawned the 'Zombie' Mortgage Nightmare
... people with direct knowledge of the effort. Those efforts stalled when the Trump administration gutted the CFPB, though a spokesperson told Bloomberg in ...

Bloomberg  ∙  December 18, 2025