Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Brazil scrambles as U.S. tariff deadline looms, talks stall | Reuters
No new diplomatic talks have occurred since last month, and a Brazilian counter-proposal sent in May went unanswered, two diplomats with knowledge of the matter ...

Reuters  ∙  July 25, 2025


AI start-up Anthropic open to Mideast funds in talks to double ...
... with knowledge of the matter. Final terms have not been fixed, but the four-year old company was expected to raise at least $3bn, two of the people said ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 25, 2025


US clears way for $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger | Reuters
Chris McCarthy, one of Paramount's current trio of CEOs has decided to depart the company once the merger is completed, a source with knowledge of the matter ...

Reuters  ∙  July 25, 2025


Violence in Mexican state of Sinaloa continues one year after 'El ...
"Life in Culiacan is no longer the same," said a local official who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals. "There are no more parties here due to fear ...

Reuters  ∙  July 25, 2025


After Ghislaine Maxwell Interview, Concerns Mount Over Possibility ...
... requested anonymity to discuss details of the case publicly. In total, the interview lasted about eight to 10 hours. The Blanche-Maxwell discussion has ...

New York Times  ∙  July 25, 2025


Goldman Returns as ETF Lead Market Maker After Eight-Year Exit
The move is in response to growing client demand, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. The firm declined to ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


'South Park' premiere skewers Trump and Paramount in fiery return
A person familiar with the matter confirmed the $1.5 billion valuation for the “South Park” streaming deal to CNN. This story has been updated with ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Analysis-Chinese e-commerce leaders brush off regulatory risk to ...
... declined to be identified. "Everything points in the direction that they (regulators) are not happy with this, definitely not happy with a lot of tech ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


School roof collapse in India's Rajasthan kills 4 children, media reports
... declined to be named, told Reuters the school building was old and the roof might have fallen in as a result of.

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


CK Hutchison ports deal deadline likely to be extended as US-China ...
The people declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. BlackRock declined to comment. CK Hutchison and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


NFL will fine more than 100 players for reselling Super Bowl tickets ...
... declined to be named speaking about nonpublic details. Ask a Pro: "I'm 60 with $1.2m in IRAs. Should I convert $120k/year to a Roth?" Ad. SmartAsset.

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Small Ivory Coast cocoa firms say EU deforestation rules might ...
"We'll all disappear." The company leaders all declined to be identified to avoid the possibility of pressure or threats to their businesses.

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


'The Pitt' Production Assistants Launch Landmark Unionization Drive ...
... asked to remain anonymous asked to remain anonymous. "We deserve a seat at the table and unions are ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Safety concerns lead SPCA to halt mobile clinic services in ...
The operator, chose to remain anonymous due to safety concerns and described in horror how he faced two gun-wielding hijackers : “I drove for my life and theirs ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Red Sox roster: Speedy infielder recalled to Boston with Marcelo ...
... a source familiar with the situation. According to the Red Sox, Mayer has a ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Upstate woman wins $500k lottery prize after 'glittery' ticket catches ...
An Upstate woman is the latest lottery winner in South Carolina. The woman, who did not want to be identified, bought the ticket at the 357 Redi Mart on Hwy ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


WITNESS ACCOUNT | 'I saw a child being pulled, limp, from the ...
Sign up for our Newsletters. The witness did not want to be identified, but shared the following account: Death at Hersheypark. "Yesterday at Hersheypark, I ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Nvidia AI chips worth $1 billion entered China despite US curbs: FT
... people with direct knowledge of the deals. Nvidia told Reuters that building data centres with smuggled products is inefficient both technically and ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Doctor who pulled Malcolm-Jamal Warner out of 'rough' ocean ...
The doctor, who asked not to be identified by name, told Us Weekly Thursday that he was “about 200 meters from the incident.” Like Warner, he was on ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Wiley Nickel plans to suspend campaign, endorse Roy Cooper for ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A source close to Wiley Nickel's campaign said the former congressman plans to drop out of the senate race and fully endorse former ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Hulk Hogan's Heartbreaking Final Conversation With Daughter ...
... sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TMZ following news of his death on Thursday (July 25). How To Borrow From Your Home Without Touching ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


SPCA withdraws mobile clinic from Khayelitsha after gunmen target ...
... asked to remain anonymous asked to remain anonymous, ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Dog spends 2 weeks away from grandparents, owner captures ...
The poster, who asked to remain anonymous, told Newsweek that Holly has loved her "grandpawrents" from the very beginning, and the feeling is very mutual.

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Ang Lee's Next Film 'Old Gold Mountain' Pushing Production Till ...
EXCLUSIVE: Ang Lee's next film Old Gold Mountain is pushing its production start date sources close to the project have told Deadline.

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


VAR from Chelsea-Fulham taken off duties for Liverpool-Arsenal as ...
Sources close to Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) — the body which oversees refereeing in England — have acknowledged an error was made in ...

New York Times  ∙  July 25, 2025


President to Back RNC Chair for Expected Senate Bid in North ...
... people familiar with the matter, and he has already won the backing of President Trump. Borrow from Your Home, Not the Bank (e.g. $25k for $160/mo) · Ad.

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


Sarangani drop-off point of illegal drugs – source
... asked not to be named, said. Sources also revealed that most of the illegal drugs courier were members of the Dawlah Islamiya, a terror group based in ...

MSN  ∙  July 25, 2025


China's price wars hit investment banking as underwriters charge ...
... asked not to be named. “The headline fee [pitched by banks] might look decent, but the final bid is a giveaway.” “These ultra-low bids are all about winning ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 24, 2025


Vietnam to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, sources say, as US ...
All sources declined to be named because the information was not public. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. Reuters could not establish when the deal could ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


South Korean finance app Toss plans 2026 US listing with over $10 ...
All sources declined to be identified as the information was confidential. Toss declined to comment. U.S. listings for South Korean companies are relatively ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


India resists EU's oversight proposal on capital flows citing ...
Both sources declined to be identified as they are not authorised to the media. Emails sent to the Reserve Bank of India, Ministries of Finance and Commerce ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


USC star freshman Alijah Arenas sidelined by serious knee injury ...
An MRI this week found a slight meniscus tear, as well as a bone bruise, according to a person familiar with the situation not authorized to discuss it ...

LA Times  ∙  July 24, 2025


Not every Democrat wants to talk about Jeffrey Epstein: "Such bulls**t"
Man in a light striped suit, blue shirt, and pink tie speaking at a. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on ...

Axios  ∙  July 24, 2025


IRS considers cutting non-English tax services - The Washington Post
... on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. Officials from the U.S. DOGE Service, the Trump administration's cost-cutting arm, had ...

Washington Post  ∙  July 24, 2025


NFL, ESPN closing in on equity ownership deal
The NFL is closing in on a deal to take a minority stake of up to 10% in ESPN, according to people familiar with the matter, potentially tying together two ...

CNBC  ∙  July 24, 2025


BlackRock Private Funds Face Attempted Exit by Key Investor Arch ...
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. Arch Capital Group is in talks to sell at least $350 million worth of stakes to ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 24, 2025


Liberty Global Slashes Jobs, Targeting Corporate-Level Staff ...
Liberty Global Ltd. is looking to eliminate hundreds of jobs as part of a new restructuring program, people familiar with the matter said.

Bloomberg  ∙  July 24, 2025


White House touts Columbia deal, critics see dangerous precedent ...
... senior administration officials said. In return, the university regained access to some $1.7 billion in federal funding and grants, Shipman said. The deal ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


Columbia head denies Trump deal was capitulation | Reuters
... senior administration officials said. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. The fund is for janitors caught inside Columbia's Hamilton Hall during a protest as ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


First Thing: Late Jesuit global leader allegedly let known child ...
The report, which cites senior administration officials, said Trump was told that many other high-profile figures were also named. It comes after the ...

The Guardian  ∙  July 24, 2025


Three Indian infra investment trusts eye $500 million debt in coming ...
NHIT is in talks with merchant bankers and investors to raise around 15 billion rupees through three-year bonds, the sources, who did not want to be named ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


2-year-old girl found after being kidnapped by armed group from ...
Attumn's paternal grandmother, who did not want to be named, said the child was abducted by her mother, who struggles with mental health. The grandmother ...

CBS News  ∙  July 24, 2025


Russia set to impose harsher gasoline export restrictions soon ...
For now, it's for August and September," one of the sources said. Another source said the ban could be announced on Monday. The restrictions will exclude ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


ECB policymakers set high bar for Sept rate cut, sources say | Reuters
The sources said that policymakers mostly agreed on how the economy would behave in the ECB's baseline scenario, in which the U.S. administration imposes a ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


Kazakh Black Sea oil exports resume as tankers given access ...
Two industry sources said on Wednesday foreign tankers were being temporarily barred from loading at Russia's main Black Sea ports. Advertisement · Scroll to ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide ...
She and her husband are strawberry pickers, and she declined to provide her last name for fear of retaliation from the federal government. Marcela said the ...

The Guardian  ∙  July 24, 2025


CDS backs mobile phone PLI renewal citing 23% domestic value ...
... did not wish to be identified. Veeramani added that for India to realise it's ambition to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing, it cannot ...

MSN  ∙  July 24, 2025


Audit reveals Rs1.16bn travel vouchers issued to MNAs
An official from the National Assembly, speaking off the record, admitted that the reconciliation process is still ongoing but remains slow and complex.

MSN  ∙  July 24, 2025


Two Tata Group firms plan India bond issues, bankers say | Reuters
The bankers requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to media. The companies did not respond to a Reuters email seeking comment. "Mutual ...

Reuters  ∙  July 24, 2025


Exclusive | Privateer Rum CEO Andrew Cabot was on an overseas ...
[Andrew] was in Asia for a few weeks and returned on Saturday, so he was gone while all this went down,” said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss the ...

New York Post  ∙  July 24, 2025