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[braincat31415]

That's one possibility. The other possibility is that the journalist mentions anonymous sources because he/she does not have any and is simply making stuff up.

[sambeau → braincat31415]

That’s not journalism, that’s something else. There used to be fact checkers and editors used to have to verify the sources. I realise that the press barons no longer have any integrity, but it certainly used to be the rule.

[andreasmetsala → braincat31415]

That’s why you verify the information from other sources.

[braincat31415 → andreasmetsala]

Thank you Sherlock for this invaluable suggestion.

Quite often this is simply not possible.

Next time I read "according to our anonymous sources in the FBI", I'll make sure I reach out to them for verification.

[andreasmetsala → braincat31415]

If you can’t verify it then that’s a rumor. The world doesn’t owe you an explanation and you can’t be informed of everything.