Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Why Tech Bros Are Getting Face-Lifts Now - WSJ
One patient, a senior product manager in the Bay Area for a national insurance company, who declined to be identified, got a blepharoplasty for the “pouches ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  October 24, 2025


Authorities recover $50K in stolen copper wire, councilwoman says
“I was able to disarm and take the gun from him,” the retired fighter, who declined to be identified, said. “I had him pinned down. He was trying to get up ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Madison Beer's new album 'Locket' ignites rumors of hidden love ...
Although neither has publicly confirmed their relationship, sources close to them describe their bond as genuine and supportive despite demanding careers.

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Bari Weiss is eyeing Fox News star Bret Baier and CNN's Anderson ...
... anchor Bret Baier, two sources familiar with the matter told The Independent. Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know This "Side Sleeper" Trick · Ad. Derila.

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Undocumented women share fears over immigration enforcement
The other woman, who did not want to be identified, is a native of Mexico. She said she has lived in the Bay Area for more than three decades. She is also ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
(Like other officials we spoke with for this story, they requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. The Pentagon did not respond ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


FBI Director Kash Patel plans travel to China in fentanyl crackdown ...
... fentanyl, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan. Mortgage Rates Haven't Been This Low Since 2022. Finally Time to Refi? Ad. LendingTree.

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Top Russian envoy visits US for 'official' talks, days after Trump ...
... sources with knowledge of the visit have told CNN.

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Analysis-Indonesia's rate cuts aren't working as banks hold line ...
Many of the business people declined to be named fearing repercussions for speaking publicly. "Many mining businesses are afraid of investing further, which ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


China's Satellite Chemical pauses ethylene project amid US trade ...
The sources declined to be identified as the details are not public. Satellite, in response to a query about the government pause order and the status of ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Indiana Fever Star Caitlin Clark Named in $1 Billion Development
... people briefed on the matter." Per the Financial Times, the deal could happen "as soon as next week," but it likely won't have a direct impact on Clark ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


'I'm afraid': Federal agents in Bay Area pushing immigrant ...
A woman who did not want to be identified said fear is impacting foot traffic into the business where works but also their production this morning. Expand ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


A Family Found These Rare Tudor Coins Buried in Their Backyard ...
The finders, who have asked to remain anonymous, were adjusting a fence next to one of their flower beds in April 2020 when the husband saw a clump of “clayey ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Chicago scratch-off lottery ticket wins couple $1M: 'I turned as white ...
The winner, who chose to remain anonymous and goes by the nickname "Papa," said he didn't realize he had hit the top prize until scanning the ticket at the ...

MSN  ∙  October 24, 2025


Taiwan wary China's new economic plan could include sensitive ...
... official briefed on the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of discussing security assessments. Advertisement · Scroll to ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump administration in talks to take stakes in quantum-computing ...
... equity stakes in exchange for federal funding, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


China courts Taiwanese worshippers in religious charm offensive ...
The official requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. Reporting By Yimou Lee; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus. Our Standards: The Thomson ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive: Nexperia's China unit resumes chip sales to domestic ...
Dutch chipmaker Nexperia's Chinese unit has resumed supplying semiconductors to local distributors, according to two people briefed on the matter, ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


U.S. to Investigate China's Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal - The ...
... according to a person familiar with the investigation, a move that could result in more tariffs and increased tensions between the United States and China.

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Pershing Square Sells Its First Dollar Bond Since 2021 - Bloomberg
... according to a person familiar with the matter. Proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes, said the person, who asked not to be identified ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive | Montauk's Stone House has found a buyer
They are looking to restore the property — to elevate it, but not change it, and to bring it back it to its original grandeur,” a source said. Advertisement.

New York Post  ∙  October 23, 2025


Labour to lose Caerphilly by-election say multiple party sources
Getty Images Eluned Morgan looks out to the audience during her speech at the 2025 Welsh Getty Images. If Labour lose a source said it would be a "defeat for ...

BBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump's sanctions on Russian oil firms: Will India's state-run refiners ...
“These traders have not been sanctioned by the US,” a source said, adding that European Union sanctions too had not targeted these intermediaries. “Even if ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Russia Seeks Oil Sanctions Workaround to Offset Hit to Budget ...
... an official close to the Kremlin. Russia will deploy its network of oil traders and shadow tanker fleet to limit the financial impact, the official said ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Oil Set for Big Weekly Advance as Russia Sanctions Upend Market
... an official close to the Kremlin. Rosneft, headed by President Vladimir Putin's close ally, Igor Sechin, and Lukoil are the country's two largest producers ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  October 23, 2025


Turkey to buy from abroad until its own fighter jets ready, source ...
A person familiar with the matter said that under a deal it is nearing with Britain on the Typhoons, Turkey would promptly receive 12 of them, albeit used ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump could resurrect a NASA pick he once left for dead - POLITICO
... a person familiar with the process, who, like others interviewed, was granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic. Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted ...

Politico  ∙  October 23, 2025


Hopes for Xi-Trump summit dampened by tough Beijing moves ...
Trump's cabinet secretaries view China's move on rare earths as "full-blown economic war", said a person familiar with the administration's thinking. "The ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Netanyahu Rivals' West Bank Annexation Bill 'Insults' Vance ...
” A coalition official who declined to be identified because discussions aren't public said Likud would use its committee clout to stop the bill's passage.

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Everton Bidder 777 Fraud Case Exposes Football's Shaky Finances ...
... declined to be identified when discussing a private meeting. Wander used the occasion to try to pitch 777 as an investment for Al-Khelaifi, the person said ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Medicare to recall thousands of furloughed workers during open ...
... declined to be identified by name. That move was made in coordination with the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services, the official ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


VW production continuing for now but chip uncertainty high, source ...
... shortages from a stand-off between China and the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia, a person familiar with the matter said.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Rivian Cuts About 600 Jobs in Latest Setback for EV Maker ...
The job cuts, which Bloomberg reported earlier Thursday citing a person familiar with the matter, focus on commercial roles across the servicing and sales ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Rivian Cuts About 600 Jobs in Latest Setback for EV Manufacturer ...
... a person familiar with the matter a person familiar with the matter. The layoffs will be focused on commercial roles across the servicing and sales ...

Bloomberg  ∙  October 23, 2025


Republican donor lobbies in favor of anti-Western Georgian Dream ...
Nicandros' letter was provided to Reuters by a senior Republican aide who was concerned Nicandros was further diminishing the prospects of the legislation.

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Can a Beach Really Be Evil? Ask the Sun-Seekers in Good Sahel ...
“But if I went there, they'd judge me because I dress like this.” (She declined to give her last name, not wanting to stir up social tensions.) Yet the ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump Calls Off Federal Operation in San Francisco - The New York ...
... according to a person close to Mr. Altman who was not authorized to speak publicly. David Sacks, another resident of the neighborhood and Mr. Trump's czar ...

New York Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive: Sellers cancel deals with Chinese oil refiner Yulong after ...
... declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. Yulong buys 150,000 to 250,000 barrels per day of Russian crude, according to estimates by ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Berlin seeks to shield Rosneft's German arm from US sanctions ...
Germany is seeking an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian oil company Rosneft's German business, a person with direct knowledge of the government ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive | Warner Bros. Discovery launches formal auction of ...
“(David) feels like 'we did what he was supposed to do: Fix the company and then if he has to sell at a premium,'” said a person with direct knowledge of Zas's ...

New York Post  ∙  October 23, 2025


UConn-Louisville moved to Naval Academy due to government ...
4 will now be played at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, a person with direct knowledge of the plans for the game told the Louisville ...

USA Today  ∙  October 23, 2025


Germany races to secure US sanctions exemption for Rosneft ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Berlin also seized Gazprom Germania, the German subsidiary of Kremlin-controlled gas exporter Gazprom. The ...

Financial Times  ∙  October 23, 2025


Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for ...
Raj, an educator who asked to be identified only by his first name, had come with his 10-year-old daughter. “In the Bay we're involved … and our kids know ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 23, 2025


Eric Adams will reportedly endorse Andrew Cuomo in final stretch of ...
The plans were first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter. Today, protesters held signs ...

The Guardian  ∙  October 23, 2025


David Ellison may have a 'Trump card' — literally — in Warner Bros ...
“Trump's implicit support for the deal is their number one talking point,” a person involved in the negotiations said.

CNN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Quantum stocks surge on report Trump is eyeing stakes in the group
The Journal, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, said the companies include IonQ , Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum . Other firms, such ...

CNBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


First rare earths and chips, now quantum computers: Trump ...
The Journal, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, said the companies include IonQ, Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum. Other firms, such as ...

CNBC  ∙  October 23, 2025


John Bolton's classified info indictment vs. Donald Trump's
... anonymous sources familiar with the matter. Bolton repeatedly sent those individuals, whom he referred to as his "editors," classified information in "diary ...

USA Today  ∙  October 23, 2025


Taiwan wary China's new economic plan could include sensitive ...
Two officials briefed on the matter told Reuters that Taiwan is paying particular attention to whether the new five-year plan makes any mention of deepening ...

MSN  ∙  October 23, 2025


Exclusive: China state oil majors suspend Russian oil buys due to ...
... sources said on Thursday. The move comes as refiners in India, the largest buyer of seaborne Russian oil, are set to sharply cut their crude imports from ...

Reuters  ∙  October 23, 2025