Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Who is OpenAI's auditor?
Next, we asked OpenAI. They declined to comment, but a person close to the organisation told us it has “an industry standard audit with one of the Big Four ...

Financial Times  ∙  November 20, 2025


Japan's stimulus to be worth $135 billion, largest since pandemic ...
... declined to be identified as the matter was still private. Including private-sector funds that will get a boost from the planned government spending, the ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive: Ukraine expected to give up land, some arms under US ...
The sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the proposals included cutting the size of Ukraine's armed forces, ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive: Trump's semiconductor tariff plan likely delayed, officials ...
Officials relayed these messages over the last several days to stakeholders in government and private industry, according to two people with direct knowledge ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Another TACO? Trump administration may delay long-promised ...
... people with direct knowledge of the conversations. Washington signals slower approach to semiconductor duties. These discussions, which had not been ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza, Qatar warns of escalation ...
A source at Gaza's Hamas-run interior ministry, who did not wish to be identified, said artillery fire was continuing in the Khan Yunis area. Qatar, a key ...

The Australian  ∙  November 20, 2025


New Israeli Strikes on Gaza, Civil Defense Says Three Dead
A source at Gaza's Hamas-run interior ministry, who did not wish to be identified, said there had been no further air strikes on the territory after 5:00 am ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


US presses Ukraine to cede land as Russian strikes kill 26 | news ...
... did not wish to be identified, told AFP. It would also see Ukraine giving up all long-range weapons. "An important nuance is that we don't understand ...

The Australian  ∙  November 20, 2025


Ambassador Huckabee Held Meeting With Jonathan Pollard, Ex ...
declined to comment. The White House was not aware of the meeting in advance, according to a White House official and two people briefed on the matter. The ...

New York Times  ∙  November 20, 2025


Justice Department is investigating handling of Adam Schiff ...
... could complicate efforts to prosecute political enemies of President Donald Trump, people briefed on the matter told CNN.

CNN  ∙  November 20, 2025


'I Wanna Blow This Up': How Bari Weiss Is Trying to Overhaul CBS ...
... person familiar with the matter said. Among the concerns CBS News veterans say they have about Weiss is her outspoken support of Israel, which some worry ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Zelenskiy Pressured to Accept Peace Plan US Drafted With Russia ...
Zelenskiy has received signals from the US that he should accept the deal drawn up in consultation with Moscow, a person familiar with the matter said ...

Bloomberg  ∙  November 20, 2025


Al Qaeda-linked militants kill at least 10 soldiers in Niger, sources ...
Militants from the al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) killed at least 10 soldiers in an attack in western Niger, security sources said

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive: Qatar's wealth fund shakes up London HSBC tower plans ...
... sources said sources said. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. The plans are not final and are subject ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive: Ivory Coast's main cocoa harvest to decline sharply for ...
The anticipated production decline stems from insufficient investment by farmers, ageing farms, crop disease, and erratic rainfall patterns, the sources said. " ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Pezeshkian says country must 'move the capital' due to catastrophic ...
Aged infrastructure has also worsened the situation — a report in Foreign Policy cited insiders speaking off the record in claiming that 35% of Tehran's ...

Washington Examiner  ∙  November 20, 2025


Trump administration eyes sweeping federal power over AI, draft ...
A White House official, speaking on background, said any discussion of potential executive orders is speculative until one is officially announced. During ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Trump admin draft executive order directs DOJ to sue states over AI ...
A White House official, speaking on background, said any discussion of potential executive orders is speculative until one is officially announced. During ...

Fox News  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive | Suitors submit bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, with ...
... people close to the matter. They said Paramount Skydance is expected to enhance its bid to around $25 a share. But people inside the company, including both ...

New York Post  ∙  November 20, 2025


DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major ...
The people familiar with the matter could not publicly discuss details of the operation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity. To support an ...

ABC News  ∙  November 20, 2025


White House prepares executive order to block state AI laws ...
... people familiar with the matter people familiar ...

Politico  ∙  November 20, 2025


U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
... financially distressed government, people familiar with the matter said. Mortgage Rates Fall Off a Cliff to a 3-Year Low. Finally Time to Refi? Ad. LendingTree.

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Edgy Iran seeks Saudi leverage to revive stalled nuclear talks with ...
... over a possible repeat of Israeli airstrikes and its deepening economic woes, two regional sources with knowledge of the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
... sources with knowledge sources with knowledge of the legal advice. The lawyer, who serves as the senior judge advocate general, or ...

NBC News  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive: KKR aims to raise $15 billion for latest Asia private equity ...
Bain Capital is targeting at least $7 billion in its next Asia buyout fund, separate sources with knowledge of the matter have said, while Blackstone has ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Prosecutors probe Italy's Tod's, seek six-month ad ban over labour ...
... labour abuses and are seeking a temporary ban on some company advertising, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Fire extinguished at Venezuelan oil upgrader, operations halted ...
... company said, but operations remain halted while workers began inspections, according to three sources with knowledge of the incident.

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Eli Junior Kroupi is a striker West Ham wanted – and he's now ...
Sources with knowledge of the deal — who spoke under the condition of anonymity to protect relationships — say Bournemouth built a rapport with the player and ...

New York Times  ∙  November 20, 2025


Stand-off between China's iron ore buyer and BHP tightens iron ore ...
... sources with knowledge of the matter. By contrast, portside stocks of Jimblebar fines, which account for around a quarter of BHP's production, continued to ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Republicans at odds over financial policy provisions in defense bill ...
... with knowledge of the matter. But he has said throughout the negotiations that some portions of the Senate plan are unpalatable to the majority of House ...

Politico  ∙  November 20, 2025


CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz becomes Mercedes F1 co-owner ...
Sources with knowledge of the matter have confirmed to The Athletic that the deal is worth $300m (£230m) for the 15 percent stake in Motorsport Investment ...

New York Times  ∙  November 20, 2025


Offhand remark, symbolic suit signal long winter for Japan-China ...
... with knowledge of the matter said. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. China has shown its ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


Exclusive: Unilever considers selling British brands Marmite, Bovril ...
Unilever is considering selling historic British brands including Marmite, Colman's and Bovril, three people with knowledge of the matter said, ...

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


U.S. Ambassador to Canada Channels Harsh Trump Tone - The ...
The Times spoke to three people who were there who did not want to be named to discuss a sensitive topic. The premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, who came up ...

New York Times  ∙  November 20, 2025


Londonderry: Security alert ends after homes evacuated
A resident, who did not want to be named, told BBC Radio Foyle earlier on Thursday that the alert was in the "same place" as the one seven days ago. Sinn ...

BBC  ∙  November 20, 2025


Cumbria's Flusco Landfill leaves Newbiggin residents' lives ...
Some residents, who did not want to be identified, spoke to the BBC about their experience. Advertisement. They said they had previously paid little ...

BBC  ∙  November 20, 2025


US DOJ investigating handling of its own probe into Senator Schiff ...
... their investigation of Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and two sources briefed on the matter.

Reuters  ∙  November 20, 2025


CDC promotes false vaccines-autism link in stunning shift under ...
... on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Before the Wednesday update, the CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is “no link ...

Washington Post  ∙  November 20, 2025


White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states ...
... on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. But the proposal could conflict with legal limits to presidential power. Mortgage Rates Fall ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate ...
“We don't deserve the trust of the nation if we're unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Russian apartment attack leaves at least 25 dead in western ...
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because he wasn't allowed to speak publicly about the arrangements. Ukrainian rescuers helping a ...

New York Post  ∙  November 20, 2025


Vodacom in Talks With Kenya Over Safaricom Stake Purchase ...
... asked to remain anonymous as the information is still private. A second person confirmed shareholding talks between the two. Vodacom and Safaricom declined ...

Bloomberg  ∙  November 20, 2025


Education minister says errors in legal studies, biology exams are ...
One legal studies teacher, who asked to remain anonymous, said the issue was not just a discrepancy, but referred to a very different sentencing option. At ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


How Nigeria's World Cup dream died: Unfulfilled promises, an ...
According to one source, who asked to remain anonymous as they were not permitted to speak publicly, government bureaucracy was partially to blame for the ...

New York Times  ∙  November 20, 2025


Trump not invited to Dick Cheney funeral: report
... a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Fox News that Vice President JD Vance was not invited either. Mortgage Rates Fall Off a Cliff to a 3-Year ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Nigerian officials in Washington after Trump's threats of military ...
“There is a willingness to work with the US from the Nigerians,” a source familiar with the situation told CNN, “and US Africa Command will clearly and ...

CNN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Democratic counties sue oil companies while states try to keep coal ...
Phillips 66 and Valero both are considering or have started the process of shutting down their operations, and a source familiar with the situation said ...

Fox News  ∙  November 20, 2025


Paramount Is in Talks With Arab Wealth Funds on WBD Bid -- but ...
... a source familiar with the situation. On Tuesday, Ellison attended President Donald Trump's state dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Here ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


Billionaire Family Turns India's Gold Obsession Into A Fortune
"It's much easier to borrow from Muthoot," said Sandarsh, a 27-year-old driver in Bengaluru who asked to be identified only by his first name. He took out a ...

MSN  ∙  November 20, 2025


US and Russia draw up a plan for Ukraine, as EU leaders say they ...
... a person familiar with the matter. As reports emerged of the proposal, blindsided European diplomats insisted they and Ukraine must be consulted. The plan ...

Washington Post  ∙  November 20, 2025