Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Victims of LA County sheriff training facility explosion ID'd as 3 ...
It's unclear what sparked the deadly blast, though investigators are preliminarily looking at a possible training accident, a person briefed on the matter told ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Trump files suit against Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones over Epstein ...
A person close to Trump's legal team said the initial reporting about the lawsuit wasn't legitimate and that the official complaint was in process but had ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


'Questions of excessive force': Major escalation in Hannah Thomas ...
The executive escalated the investigation to the professional standards command following the briefing, sources who asked to remain anonymous so they could ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Laurel residents praise youth curfew after teen meets ups result in ...
We spoke to the victim of that incident, who asked to remain anonymous. “He kept tailgating at first and then going in front of me. He just came up real ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


China Rare-Earth Magnet Exports Jump 158% After Trade Truce
... declined to be identified discussing a sensitive matter. But “systemic” issues remain and the subject will be on the agenda of the EU-China summit in ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  July 18, 2025


Sarepta shares plunge 40% as future of its gene therapy appears at ...
The Food and Drug Administration will request that the company voluntarily stop all shipments of the treatment, Elevidys, a person familiar with the matter told ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Galveston beachgoers upset after confrontation over flip-flops
He also declined to give his name, but he was familiar with McCullers' story. The area where she and her husband had wanted to put their shoes had been ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Exclusive-Apple set to stave off daily fines, EU to accept App Store ...
... people with direct knowledge people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  July 18, 2025


Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida
... declined to be named, told reporters. Syria's interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday that government forces were not preparing to redeploy to Sweida ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Colbert Cancellation Exposes the Perilous State of Late-Night TV
Now, it loses about $40 million a year, according to a person familiar with its budget. On Thursday, CBS pulled the plug on the show and an entire franchise ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Peyton Manning's Son Marshall To Join Football Powerhouse
... sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Chattanooga Times Free Press' Stephen Hargis on Friday (July 18). How To Borrow From Your Home ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Israel Reportedly Took Major Step To Potentially Resettle Gazans
... sources with knowledge of the matter told Axios on Friday. Mossad Director David Barnea reportedly spoke to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff about ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


Ace Hotel Brand Owner Nears Sale to Japan's Seibu Prince
The transaction could be valued at as much $85 million, including earn-outs, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing a private transaction.

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


U.S.-Based Wells Fargo Banker Blocked From Leaving China
A U.S.-based Wells Fargo banker who works in trade financing has been blocked from leaving China after traveling there recently, people familiar with the matter ...

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


KKR is lead bidder for Nissan $610 million headquarters sale ...
... declined to be named because the matter is not public. A 10-year lease-back of the building is a condition of the sale, the source said.

Yahoo Finance  ∙  July 18, 2025


Exclusive: Paytm Money set to get a new chief executive officer
... did not wish to be identified did not wish to be identified.

MSN  ∙  July 18, 2025


How Nvidia's Jensen Huang Persuaded Trump to Sell A.I. Chips to ...
... on the condition of anonymity. He argued that American chips should be the global standard and that the United States was making a grave mistake by ceding ...

New York Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein ...
There was no specific reason given for her firing, according to one of the people. They spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel ...

LA Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


Air traffic controllers say new equipment won't fix all problems : NPR
Four of them requested anonymity to speak with us because they're worried about retaliation from the FAA. So you won't be hearing their voices. But we ...

NPR  ∙  July 17, 2025


Rise in Al Qaeda attacks revives spectre of West African caliphate ...
The soldier, who had completed a tour at the camp a week before, requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to journalists. Hours after the ...

Reuters  ∙  July 17, 2025


Why Did the Indie Film Studio A24 Buy an Off Broadway Theater ...
A24 executives have made a practice of not talking to reporters on the record, but a company official, speaking on background, said that the studio had been ...

New York Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


A Dios rogando, con miedo trabajando - Los Angeles Times
Un recipiente plástico se vende a $11 y un vaso a $9. A vendor who did not want to be identified to protect her identity sells. Los clientes, latinos y de ...

LA Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


Leaving Cuba

An illegal immigrant from Cuba, who did not want to be identified, looks out of a window at a temporary shelter for illegal immigrants in Meteti, Darien ...

Reuters  ∙  July 17, 2025


Apple Supplier Biel Is Said to Consider Reviving Hong Kong IPO ...
Biel Crystal Manufactory Ltd. is considering reviving its plans for a Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein ...
... Sean ''Diddy'' Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Star Tribune  ∙  July 17, 2025


The Latest: Justice Department fires prosecutor on Epstein case and ...
... cases against Sean ''Diddy'' Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Star Tribune  ∙  July 17, 2025


Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why He Turned Off Fuel Switches
The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they're not authorized to speak publicly, reveals for the first time who said what in the ...

MSN  ∙  July 17, 2025


Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why Fuel Switches Were Off ...
The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they're not authorized to speak publicly, reveals for the first time who said what in the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


EQT, Omers, Phoenix Eye Final Bids for Cellnex's (CLNX SM) Swiss ...
Suitors are expected to lodge binding offers by the end of next week, according to people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Cellnex ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


NYC's Silvercup Studios Refinances Apollo, Deutsche Bank Loan ...
... asked not to be identified citing private information. The owners had previously secured a loan from Apollo and Deutsche Bank when the pair acquired ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


6-month-old boy dies of suspected suffocation at Melaka childcare ...
A source said inspections of the baby's body found no elements of foul play ...

MSN  ∙  July 17, 2025


Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage ...
He asked to be identified only by his first name for fear of retaliation. Nizar said he had tried over the next two days to drive back to his home to join ...

New York Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds ...
A Sweida resident, who asked to be identified only by his first name, Amer, out of fear of reprisals, shared a video of his neighbours slain in their home.

Reuters  ∙  July 17, 2025


Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin ...
A Sweida resident, who asked to be identified only by his first name Amer for fear of reprisals, shared a video of his neighbours slain in their home. It ...

Reuters  ∙  July 17, 2025


US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect ...
A Sweida resident, who asked to be identified only by his first name Amer for fear of reprisals, shared a video, which Reuters was not able to independently ...

Reuters  ∙  July 17, 2025


Antrim residents 'intimidated every single year' by flags outside ...
The Antrim resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said those responsible have since “doubled down” by erecting even more flags. 11 Reasons Why This New ...

MSN  ∙  July 17, 2025


Mike Williams retires: Chargers WR ends NFL career at age 30
The Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver informed the team of his plans to retire from the NFL on Wednesday night, a person close to the situation told USA TODAY ...

USA Today  ∙  July 17, 2025


Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused of authoritarian slide after anti ...
A person close to Kubrakov said they believed the searches of his home amounted to “revenge” for a criminal corruption probe opened this month into a close ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


Who fired Maurene Comey and Why? See ex-FBI Director ...
He has faced criticism from President Donald Trump and is reportedly under investigation. A person close to the matter stated that having the Comey name was ...

MSN  ∙  July 17, 2025


Von Miller signing 1-year deal with the Washington Commanders ...
Miller and the team have agreed on a one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition ...

Star Tribune  ∙  July 17, 2025


Aravind Srinivas' Startup Perplexity AI Valued at $18 Billion With ...
... according to a person familiar with according to a person familiar with the matter. The company brought in $100 million with the financing ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


Starmer Hints at UK-US Talks to Purchase Missiles for Ukraine ...
The discussions to join the proposal are at an early stage between the UK, US and other European nations, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


MI6 operatives and UK special forces named in leaked Afghan ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The identity of British spies and elite special forces troops is closely guarded to preserve their safety. The ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


What is Indivisible NoCo, the group behind local anti-Trump protests?
Others with Indivisible NoCo and the statewide umbrella group, Indivisible Colorado, declined to be identified publicly for fear of retaliation against ...

USA Today  ∙  July 17, 2025


India's ONGC explores setting up 200,000-240,000 bpd refinery in ...
The source declined to be identified as the matter is not yet public. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, wants to position itself ...

Reuters  ∙  July 17, 2025


India's ONGC explores setting up 200,000-240,000 bpd refinery in ...
... declined to be identified as the matter is not yet public.

MSN  ∙  July 17, 2025


CapMan Said to Weigh €500 Million Stake Sale in Finnish Fiber JV ...
CapMan is working with advisers on the potential divestment, which could fetch about €500 million ($582 million), said the people, who asked not to be named as ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


Goldman Leads Purchase of About €460 Million of Santander Loans ...
All asked not to be named discussing private information. Representatives for Santander, Goldman Sachs and Pimco declined to comment. Santander has said it ...

Bloomberg  ∙  July 17, 2025


G20 finance chiefs meet under tariff cloud in South Africa - The ...
A G20 delegate, who asked not to be named, said Bessent's absence was not ideal but that the U.S. was engaging in discussions on trade, the global economy and ...

The Globe and Mail  ∙  July 17, 2025


Lloyd Howell resigns as NFLPA executive director - The Washington ...
A person familiar with the situation said last week that Howell did not intend at that point to resign. Advertisement. “We have established a deliberate ...

Washington Post  ∙  July 17, 2025