Jared Kushner denies allegations in Matthew Cole book excerpt published by Vanity Fair about undisclosed Middle East bank accounts
Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Matthew Cole's upcoming book "Princes and Thieves" alleging Kushner had access to secret bank accounts tied to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Israel, and that foreign intelligence services hacked his phone. Kushner and his legal team categorically denied the allegations, calling them false and defamatory, and said they would pursue legal action. The White House dismissed the excerpt as fiction.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 18% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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CBS News
Washington Times
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Washington Times+6 min
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The split, in one line
Both lead with Kushner's denial, but one details the hacked iPhone and Dutch spies and the $2 billion figure, while the other centers the UAE account signatory claim and House Democrats' probes.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
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Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Kushner pushes back on report involving phone, spies, transfer”
“Kushner denies Vanity Fair allegation of undisclosed bank account”
7 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The book alleges Dutch intelligence agents gained access to Kushner's hacked iPhone in 2017 and captured his screen activity
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