Anonymous Source Tracker

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


SpaceX, Charter Discussed Mobile Phone Partnership in US
... Communications Inc. have held executive-level talks about partnering on a consumer mobile phone offering, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Anthropic Moves Toward Deal With US to Lift Curbs on AI Models
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is making progress toward alleviating security ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Magnolia Oil & Gas Is in Lead to Acquire WildFire for Over $4 Billion
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. The Houston-based shale producer is poised to win the auction for the driller backed ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Jose Alvarado will return to the Knicks on a multiyear deal, AP ...
... on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet finalized. ESPN first reported the plan, saying Alvarado would make more than $14 million with ...

Washington Post  ∙  June 26, 2026


Thunder sending 3-point shooter Isaiah Joe to Pistons for draft picks ...
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal is still pending the required approvals from the league office. Joe made 681 3 ...

Newsday  ∙  June 26, 2026


Trump eases pressure on Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh as inflation ...
... on condition of anonymity to describe behind-the-scenes conversations. "I wouldn't say it's necessarily a shift in policy, or how we're seeing the data ...

CNBC  ∙  June 26, 2026


Mexico's World Cup joy muted in regions gripped by cartel violence
He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. During a recent World Cup match, he said, local cartels were launching explosives from drones at a ...

Newsday  ∙  June 26, 2026


China securities regulator ordered cross-border swap curbs ...
Both requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic. China's TRS exposure ​is about 500 billion yuan ($73.5 billion), mostly in overseas equities ...

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


Israel keeps grip on Lebanon as Beirut eyes Hezbollah-free zone
An Israeli official who requested anonymity said the latest round of talks with Lebanon, which began on Tuesday and were due to conclude on Thursday, had ...

MSN  ∙  June 26, 2026


Mark Zuckerberg Urges Meta to Explore Working With Polymarket ...
... with knowledge of the matter said. The app that Meta is creating, called Arena, could allow people to make bets on practically anything, aiming to ...

New York Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


Biolife Is Said to Have Drawn Takeover Interest From Repligen
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter. It wasn't clear how the medical supplies maker plans to respond to ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Zuckerberg asks Meta to explore working with Polymarket ... - Reuters
... Kalshi as his company builds a ‌similar app, the New York Times said on Friday, citing three employees with knowledge of the matter.

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


China Three Gorges Is Said In Talks to Buy German Wind Assets
... with knowledge of the matter with knowledge of the matter. The assets are operational onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 312 megawatts, the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Trump administration asks OpenAI to stagger release of new model ...
... with knowledge of the matter. Each of those partners would have to be approved by the government, they added. The company is taking the staggered approach ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


Mercedes, GIC to Back Autonomous Driving Firm Momenta's IPO
... in carmaker Mercedes-Benz AG and Singapore wealth fund GIC Pte as cornerstone investors for its Hong Kong IPO, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Kalshi to Become a World Cup Partner as It Pursues More Growth
... with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly about the company's finances. The partnership to be announced will also benefit ADI ...

New York Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


Asian LNG Buyers Expect Qatar to Let Force Majeure Lapse in July
QatarEnergy hasn't indicated that it will renew the force majeure clause for customers in Asia, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


U.S. Strikes Iran in Retaliation for Attack on Vessel in Strait of Hormuz
A U.S. defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly, described the strikes as a ...

New York Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


A bumpy beginning for the Great American State Fair
“This whole production has been running behind,” said a worker serving water who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to ...

Washington Post  ∙  June 26, 2026


Yale Seeks Trump Administration Deal in Inquiry Over Race and ...
The people, who have ties to the Trump administration or to Yale, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. Advertisement.

New York Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


Apple supplier Tata tightens internal controls after data breach ...
... people briefed on the matter. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. Earlier, access to such internal ​tools was more liberal, the Tata source said, adding that ...

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


President Threatens 100 Percent Tariffs on Europe Over Tech Taxes
... people briefed on the matter. The Justice Department last month accused Yale's medical school of giving illegal preferential treatment to Black and Hispanic ...

New York Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


Middlemen offer Iranian oil to Indian refiners after US waiver ...
... ‌discounted Iranian oil as Tehran looks to expedite sales after Washington's temporary sanctions waiver, Indian refining sources said.

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


Haleon among bidders for supplements maker Thorne, sources say
Consumer health company Haleon bid for U.S. supplements firm Thorne, sources said on Friday, at a time when ​Haleon has been hoping to expand in the roughly ...

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


Chinese brokerages push for LME membership to expand global ...
... sources familiar with the ‌matter said, in a move that would boost China's presence on the world's biggest marketplace for industrial metals.

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


Walmart heir Lukas Walton buys minority stake in Chicago Bulls
The size of the minority stake and the valuation were not disclosed, but a person familiar with the matter told CNBC the Waltons' stake in the team and ...

CNBC  ∙  June 26, 2026


CFTC Conducting Broad Probe Into Prediction Market Polymarket
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is conducting an extensive investigation into Polymarket, according to a person familiar with the matter, ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


DHS chief acknowledges missteps in $1 billion warehouse purchases
The department is looking to offload seven of the industrial buildings it bought for large-scale detention centers, a person familiar with the matter said.

Washington Post  ∙  June 26, 2026


Vitol Sails Stranded Aluminum Cargo Out of Strait of Hormuz
... person familiar with the matter. It is laden with about 35,000 tons of aluminum produced by Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC. More From Bloomberg. IRAN-US ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Prediction market platform Polymarket tops $1 billion in annualized ...
Polymarket's revenue milestone comes about six weeks after the company rolled out access to ​its U.S. exchange, allowing customers to trade, the source said.

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


US strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
The source said several warning shots had been fired from Sirik toward vessels that violated Strait of Hormuz regulations about five ‌hours earlier, adding ...

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


Iraq seeks quota review as OPEC restores output allocations - Reuters
On Thursday, ​sources with knowledge told Reuters that Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia and one of its five founding members, has ...

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


Russian hawks urge Putin to escalate war, drop US talks as Ukraine ...
Sources close to the Kremlin say Putin can tolerate such rhetoric. He sits atop a tightly-controlled political system he has built over 26 years and ...

Reuters  ∙  June 26, 2026


5 Questions Keeping the Epstein Files Alive - Newsweek
... people with direct knowledge. This widens the secrecy problem beyond DOJ. A congressional subpoena could require testimony even where an NDA exists, though ...

Newsweek  ∙  June 26, 2026


Sources: OpenAI hasn't held pre-IPO meetings or set timeline yet
... sources familiar with the company's plans. Those meetings to test the waters with investors will likely start once the artificial intelligence company has a ...

CNBC  ∙  June 26, 2026


US Soccer offers contract renewal to Mauricio Pochettino through ...
... sources familiar with the offer said on Friday. Sources spoke with the Guardian on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the ...

The Guardian  ∙  June 26, 2026


Venezuela earthquakes toll doubles amid desperate rescue efforts
A rescue worker, speaking off the record, told AFP conditions were precarious, with a shortage of trained personnel and significant technical limitations.

The Australian  ∙  June 26, 2026


Venezuela rushes search as quake toll hits 235 - MSN
A rescue worker, speaking off the record, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) conditions were precarious, with a shortage of trained personal and significant ...

MSN  ∙  June 26, 2026


Journalists at Nine 'really angry' about Karl Stefanovic's podcast well ...
“Staff are really, really angry,” another senior Nine journalist, who also asked to remain anonymous, told Guardian Australia. “Because it's like there's ...

The Guardian  ∙  June 26, 2026


CFTC is conducting an investigation into Polymarket, source says
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has an extensive, ongoing investigation into prediction market platform Polymarket, a person familiar with the inquiry ...

CNBC  ∙  June 26, 2026


Comer subpoenas Leon Black, says he dodged questions about ...
Black told lawmakers he would not answer questions about the terms and substance of the NDAs, on the advice of counsel, according to a person familiar with the ...

MS NOW  ∙  June 26, 2026


Google looks to bleed publishers with new AI partnerships that ...
But in exchange, Google wants broad access to the publishers' content, including the right to potentially use it to train AI bots, a person familiar with the ...

New York Post  ∙  June 26, 2026


Hornets trade LaMelo Ball to Timberwolves, agree to keep Coby ...
... a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal, first ...

MSN  ∙  June 26, 2026


US derivatives watchdog probes predictions market Polymarket
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission in recent weeks opened an investigation into Polymarket that remains ongoing, according to a person familiar with the ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 26, 2026


OpenAI says the U.S. government will vet users of its latest AI model
Anthropic has negotiated with the government every day since but has not been able to secure an end to the export ban, according to a person familiar with ...

Washington Post  ∙  June 26, 2026


Trump foe John Bolton enters guilty plea. Here's why his ... - CNN
... according to a person familiar with his thinking. In comments Bolton made after he was charged in October, he likened his prosecution to the horrific abuses ...

CNN  ∙  June 26, 2026


Fear grips Haitian communities after Supreme Court ruling unwinds ...
... asked not to be identified for fear of being targeted for deportation. She is among about 350,000 Haitians granted Temporary Protected Status, many of whom ...

Newsday  ∙  June 26, 2026


Nigeria Draws First Tranche of $5 Billion Swap With UAE Bank
... asked not to be identified because they aren't authorized to speak to the media. More From Bloomberg. Apple Product Launch Event In New York. Apple Shares ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Bond Traders Stunned as Losses on SpaceX's New Debt Keep ...
... asked not to be identified discussing private activity in the over-the-counter market. More From Bloomberg. Apple Product Launch Event In New York. Apple ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026


Top UK Rolex Seller Set to Miss Bullish £3 Billion Sales Target
... asked not to be identified discussing confidential information. More From Bloomberg. Apple Product Launch Event In New York. Apple Shares Sink After Price ...

Bloomberg  ∙  June 26, 2026