My general rule of thumb with unnamed sources is to completely disregard what they have to say. With named sources, my general rule of thumb is to assume they h

My general rule of thumb with unnamed sources is to completely disregard what they have to say. With named sources, my general rule of thumb is to assume they have ulterior motive for speaking to the press, usually apparent by looking at their job title. My general rule of thumb with all news is to wait for some distant period of time for the real facts to shake out of the mess of people talking.