Anonymous Source Tracker

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


Stamp duty row: has Angela Rayner broken any rules?
... a person familiar with the situation. She took her name off the property deed and proceeded to buy a new apartment in Brighton and Hove, this person said ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


Trump ends ex-Vice President Harris' Secret Service protection early ...
... insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The administration found no reason Harris' protection should go beyond the standard six-month ...

Washington Post  ∙  August 29, 2025


Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver ...
A White House official, who insisted on anonymity on a call with reporters to discuss the move, declined to say how the administration might use pocket ...

Newsday  ∙  August 29, 2025


President Donald Trump revokes Secret Service protection for ...
The people insisted on anonymity to discuss a matter not made public. Trump, a Republican, defeated Harris, a Democrat, in the presidential election last ...

Chicago Tribune  ∙  August 29, 2025


Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Harris, AP ...
The people insisted on anonymity Friday to discuss a matter not made public. Trump is a Republican, and Biden and Harris are Democrats. Trump defeated ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


The Latest: Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP ...
The people insisted on anonymity Friday to discuss a matter not made public. Here's the latest: Trump has repeatedly cut off security for figures who've ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


How the Trump-Kennedy Alliance Is Pushing the Boundaries of ...
Trump's direction, had the presidential personnel office fire her, according to two people briefed on the matter. A third said Mr. Trump was not especially ...

New York Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


Trump Administration Weighs Having Military Lawyers Work as ...
Matthews, whom the Senate confirmed at the end of July, the people briefed on the matter said. The idea is to pull military lawyers from the Judge Advocate ...

New York Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


Noida man loses ₹9.63 lakh after clicking ad on social media
Police said the victim, who did not wish to be identified, is a resident of a high ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Sachem Head Is Said to Propose Performance Food Board ...
after accumulating a position in the distributor, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The activist investment firm wants Performance Food to ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


Canada's Banks Crush the Economic Pessimists: Bay Street Edition ...
Creditors forced the issue by filing a legal request seeking repayment from Ssense, people with knowledge of the matter said. “Oh No” Residential. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


Corporate Services Firm JTC Rejects Permira's Takeover Bid ...
Permira made a proposal valuing JTC at around £2 billion ($2.7 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said earlier. There's no certainty a firm offer ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


Sachem Head nominated 4 directors at Performance Food Group ...
Sachem Head Capital Management nominated four directors to the board of Performance Food Group, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday, ...

Reuters  ∙  August 29, 2025


Kraft Heinz Nears Big Breakup
Kraft Heinz is closing in on a plan to break itself up, according to people familiar with the matter. The decision would effectively undo much of the work ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba Creates AI Chip to Help China Fill Nvidia ...
People familiar with the matter say the new chip is now in testing and is meant to serve a broader range of AI inference tasks. Meanwhile, fierce ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  August 29, 2025


New CDC chief Jim O'Neill was part of meetings where Susan ...
... people familiar with the matter said. Among those present: Jim O'Neill, the No. 2 HHS official, who has since become the CDC's new acting chief, the people ...

CNN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Citadel Securities' Second-Quarter Trading Revenue Slumps 8.4 ...
Net trading revenue declined 8.4% in the second quarter, to $2.39 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. But a booming first three months ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


Triton Exits Renk With Sevenfold Profit as Defense Stocks Boom ...
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. The investment firm has sold its remaining shares in the gearbox and transmissions ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


New CCTV believed to show fugitive father who has spent years ...
The shop owner, who did not want to be named, told CNN affiliate RNZ milk was the only thing that was taken despite vegetables and butter also being on display.

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Nationwide March for Australia sparks mixed reactions among ...
Other international students, who did not want to be identified for this story, said they were not surprised about the planned rallies because people had ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Brazil's Lula to Unveil Government's 2026 Budget Plan - Bloomberg
Brazil will formally notify the US of the decision on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter, as an initial step meant to encourage negotiations ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


Lula Authorizes Retaliation Process Against Trump's Tariffs
The US government will be formally notified of the decision on Friday, according to a person familiar with the matter, asking not to be identified without ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Millennium Challenge Corporation leader departs after brief tenure ...
A White House official, speaking on background to Fox News Digital, argued the agency too often presented itself as aid rather than investment before President ...

Fox News  ∙  August 29, 2025


Brazil launching data center incentives next month to woo big tech ...
The sources, who requested anonymity to discuss the confidential plans, said the "Redata" program is designed to build goodwill with big tech firms and also ...

Reuters  ∙  August 29, 2025


'Used to work late into night': Indian-origin Microsoft techie Pratik ...
... requested anonymity. The cause of death is still pending, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner. Side Sleepers Get Achy Shoulders, Few Know ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Lula Authorizes Retaliation Process Against Trump's Tariffs ...
... requested anonymity to discuss internal matters. No final decision has been made, the officials said. If it chooses to respond, measures could include the ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 29, 2025


Indian-origin Microsoft techie Pratik Pandey found dead at Silicon ...
Citing a family member who has spoken with Microsoft and requested anonymity, the report says that Pandey badged into the office on the evening of August 19.

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Lebanese army chief 'threatened to quit' over Hezbollah ...
There is no disagreement, and they are ready,” the source said. The army did not immediately respond to requests for comment. However, it stated in a press ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has told confidantes she plans to reveal next week that she won't seek reelection in 2026, multiple sources familiar with ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


CHP to protect ex-VP Kamala Harris - Los Angeles Times
Sources familiar with Harris' security arrangements would not say how long the CHP would provide protection. Advertisement. The curtailing of Secret Service ...

LA Times  ∙  August 29, 2025


Trump ends ex-Vice President Harris' Secret Service protection early ...
... insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The administration found no reason Harris' protection should go beyond the standard six-month ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver ...
A White House official, who insisted on anonymity on a call with reporters to discuss the move, declined to say how the administration might use pocket ...

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Report: Ex-Colts owner Irsay suffered drug relapses before death
The Post cites five people who had direct knowledge of Irsay's relapses but who requested anonymity because they said they feared retaliation from the team.

MSN  ∙  August 29, 2025


Hundreds attend vigils in wake of Annunciation Church shooting that ...
6:18 p.m. - A 70-year-old retired teacher who declined to be identified said he lived next door to Westman near the intersection of W. 47th Street and York ...

Star Tribune  ∙  August 28, 2025


JD.com Seeks Loan for €2.2 Billion Bid to Buy Germany's Ceconomy ...
... asked not to be identified discussing private matters. The facility in discussion could carry a 364-day tenor, but the loan amount is still to be finalized ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 28, 2025


Iran Faces UN Nuclear Sanctions Triggered by European Powers ...
... asked not to be identified because the information has yet to be made public. The referral to the Security Council follows a series of meetings this week ...

Bloomberg  ∙  August 28, 2025


Rheinmetall signals interest in taking over German shipbuilder NVL ...
A person familiar with the matter was cited by the newspaper as saying that any acquisition could still fall through as the Luerssen family would need to ...

Reuters  ∙  August 28, 2025


TikTok owner ByteDance eyes valuation of over $330 billion as ...
The revised valuation and the second-quarter revenue growth details had not been reported previously. The sources declined to be named as they were not ...

Reuters  ∙  August 28, 2025


Logistics firm GLP secures up to $1.5 billion investment from ADIA ...
The rest of the capital will be invested in the coming months, said a person with knowledge of the matter, who declined to be named as the information was not ...

Reuters  ∙  August 28, 2025


RFK Jr. tightens grip on public health and vaccines with ouster of top ...
... a person familiar with the situation told CNN. The latest drama at the CDC follows an attack by a gunman on the agency's headquarters in Atlanta earlier ...

CNN  ∙  August 28, 2025


Exclusive | Maker of Battery-Powered Kitchen Stoves Raises $28 ...
The company is now valued at roughly $75 million, according to a person familiar with the situation, about three times the valuation after its seed round.

Wall Street Journal  ∙  August 28, 2025


Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill Emmett Till : NPR
It had been in the possession of a family in the Mississippi Delta who asked to remain anonymous. The .45-caliber pistol used to kill Emmett Till is shown ...

NPR  ∙  August 28, 2025


UK banks brace for losses on loans to broadband challengers
NatWest has taken provisions in relation to its loans to the fibre sector, said a person close to the bank. Its commercial and institutional division ...

Financial Times  ∙  August 28, 2025


Analysis-Canadian Pacific joins Buffett in rejecting railroad ...
... a person close to the discussions previously told Reuters. Story Continues. The board's review is expected to take 17 to 22 months. CANADIAN PACIFIC. In a ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  August 28, 2025


David Geffen Left Hollywood a King. Now a Messy Divorce Might ...
A person close to Michaels claims such a conversation did take place—to the point that Michaels challenged Geffen upon learning he didn't plan to leave him ...

Wall Street Journal  ∙  August 28, 2025


Winner of Mega Millions $348M jackpot claims Virginia's record ...
The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, chose to take the one-time $155.6 million cash option instead of the $348 million prize. Getty ...

New York Post  ∙  August 28, 2025


Celebrity-backed diaper maker Coterie nears sale to Mammoth ...
... sources said. It could fetch a roughly $650 million valuation based on where other paper products companies trade, they said. Advertisement · Scroll to ...

Reuters  ∙  August 28, 2025


Trump preparing major immigration enforcement operations in ...
Sources said these plans are separate from President Trump's push in recent weeks to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to fight city crime. Illinois Gov ...

CBS News  ∙  August 28, 2025


Brazil starts formal process to assess US tariff retaliation, say sources
The launch of the process came as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva authorized the use of the law against the U.S., the sources said. Camex has ...

Yahoo Finance  ∙  August 28, 2025


Exclusive: Trump economic aide Nels Nordquist to leave White ...
The sources said Nordquist, a former congressional staff aide, is slated to become the U.S. deputy director general at the ILO, a United Nations agency that ...

Reuters  ∙  August 28, 2025