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Vanity Fair alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Kushner’s phone; Kushner denies it

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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The New Republic, Newsweek and The Daily Beast report on a Vanity Fair report, excerpted from Matthew Cole’s forthcoming book, that alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Jared Kushner’s iPhone and that he had secret financial dealings with Gulf governments. According to the report, roughly $750 million was transferred into a UAE-linked account on which Kushner was a signatory. Kushner has denied the allegations, calling them “completely insane” and saying they “never happened.” He wrote on X that the author provided no evidence to support them.

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What happened

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Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Matthew Cole’s forthcoming book alleging that Jared Kushner had secret financial ties to Gulf governments.
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Far Left
The New Republic, The Daily Beast
Center
Newsweek
The report says Dutch intelligence obtained screenshots of Kushner’s iPhone from files found on a Russian military intelligence server.
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Far Left
The New Republic, The Daily Beast
Center
Newsweek
The report alleges that roughly $750 million was transferred into a UAE-linked account that Kushner had access to.
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Far Left
The New Republic
Center
Newsweek
Kushner has denied the allegations, calling them completely insane and saying they never happened.
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Far Left
The Daily Beast
Center
Newsweek
Kushner said the author failed to provide a single shred of evidence to substantiate the claims.
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What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Dutch intelligence monitored Kushner’s iPhone using screenshots found on a Russian military intelligence server.
Vanity Fair, as excerpted by the outlets, alleges this. Kushner says it never happened and calls the claims outrageous fabrications, saying the author gave no evidence.
Roughly $750 million from Gulf governments was moved into an account Kushner had access to.
The report alleges this, citing financial records and officials. Kushner denies any secret financial arrangements involving Middle Eastern governments.

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All three outlets report that a Vanity Fair report by Matthew Cole alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Kushner’s iPhone and tied him to Gulf-linked accounts, and that Kushner denies it. The left outlets present the allegations as revealed fact with dramatic headlines, while the center outlet leads with Kushner’s rebuttal.

the left
2 outlets
Headlines present the allegations as established fact, using words such as reveals, bought him off and knows his secrets; the far-left outlets add dramatic terms like stunning and bombshell.
Kushner Phone Hack Loaded verb“Reveals”The headline presents an unconfirmed allegation from an excerpt as a revealed fact.More neutral: DescribesDisagree with this highlight? How Middle East Dictators Loaded verb“Bought Him Off”The phrase states a bribery conclusion as fact, while the coverage reports it as an allegation that Kushner denies.More neutral: Allegedly received money fromDisagree with this highlight?
The New RepublicFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
Headline leads with Kushner’s rebuttal, putting his denial and quoted words such as completely insane at the center of the story rather than the allegation itself.
Kushner Loaded verb“Rebukes”The verb frames Kushner’s denial as a reprimand of the report rather than a response to it.More neutral: Responds toDisagree with this highlight? 'Completely Sensational language“Insane”Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.More neutral: (omit) and quote the statementThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?' Report Over Hacked Phone, Secret Talks
NewsweekCenterAll center headlines
the right
No coverage yet
No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The words they chose

Language to notice

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shocking revelationRevealsBought Him Offbombshell report
Center1
Rebukes
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Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

Sensational language
shocking revelationMore neutral: allegation
The adjective adds drama to an allegation that the coverage does not confirm.
…bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East , author Matthew Cole made a shocking revelation about Donald Trump’s son-in-law’s potentially illegal dealings with foreign…
Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)
Loaded verb
RevealsMore neutral: Describes
The headline presents an unconfirmed allegation from an excerpt as a revealed fact.
Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off
Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)
Loaded verb
Bought Him OffMore neutral: Allegedly received money from
The phrase states a bribery conclusion as fact, while the coverage reports it as an allegation that Kushner denies.
Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off
Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)
Loaded verb
RebukesMore neutral: Responds to
The verb frames Kushner’s denial as a reprimand of the report rather than a response to it.
Kushner Rebukes 'Completely Insane' Report Over Hacked Phone, Secret Talks
Used byNewsweek (Center)

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Sensational language
bombshell reportMore neutral: report
The word adds drama to a report whose allegations are not confirmed in the supplied coverage.
The president’s son-in-law dismissed a bombshell report as “completely insane.” Jared Kushner has been accused of holding two secret bank…
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
Stunning ClaimMore neutral: Claim
The adjective adds drama to an allegation that the coverage does not confirm.
Jared Kushner Hit by Stunning Claim Russia Knows His Secrets
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Absolutist framing
Russia Knows His SecretsMore neutral: Report says Russian intelligence obtained screenshots of Kushner’s phone
The phrase states as settled fact an allegation that Kushner denies and that rests on the Vanity Fair report.
Jared Kushner Hit by Stunning Claim Russia Knows His Secrets
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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Sensational language
Quoted
insaneMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement
Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.
…arrangements involving Middle Eastern governments, calling the claims “completely insane” and saying they “never happened.” “We denied every one of these claims on the record,…
Quoted byNewsweek (Center)The Daily Beast (Far Left)
Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

alleged hack of Kushner’s phone
Gulf leaders buying influence
secret slush funds

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The Daily BeastFar Left
Jared Kushner Hit by Sensational language“Stunning Claim”The adjective adds drama to an allegation that the coverage does not confirm.More neutral: ClaimDisagree with this highlight? Absolutist framing“Russia Knows His Secrets”The phrase states as settled fact an allegation that Kushner denies and that rests on the Vanity Fair report.More neutral: Report says Russian intelligence obtained screenshots of Kushner’s phoneDisagree with this highlight?
Jared Kushner has been accused of holding two secret bank accounts in the Middle East that were exposed by Russian operatives who hacked his phone. …
4 hr agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
The New RepublicFar Left
Kushner Phone Hack Loaded verb“Reveals”The headline presents an unconfirmed allegation from an excerpt as a revealed fact.More neutral: DescribesDisagree with this highlight? How Middle East Dictators Loaded verb“Bought Him Off”The phrase states a bribery conclusion as fact, while the coverage reports it as an allegation that Kushner denies.More neutral: Allegedly received money fromDisagree with this highlight?
Jared Kushner oversaw foreign slush funds filled and managed by the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, Vanity Fair reported Thursday. …
6 hr agoRead at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

Kushner’s denial
completely insane quote
alleged secret financial arrangements

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NewsweekCenter
Kushner Loaded verb“Rebukes”The verb frames Kushner’s denial as a reprimand of the report rather than a response to it.More neutral: Responds toDisagree with this highlight? 'Completely Sensational language“Insane”Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.More neutral: (omit) and quote the statementThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight?' Report Over Hacked Phone, Secret Talks
A Vanity Fair report examines alleged secret financial arrangements connecting Kushner to Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
4 hr agoRead at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
First to report
The New Republic, Oct 22, 4:33 PM EDT
Center
2 hr later
Its first report, Oct 22, 6:37 PM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows

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The New RepublicFar LeftOct 22, 4:33 PM EDT
NewsweekCenterOct 22, 6:37 PM EDT
The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 22, 7:15 PM EDT

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Vanity Fair alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Kushner’s phone; Kushner denies it

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