Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report
A forthcoming book alleges Dutch intelligence monitored Kushner's phone, revealing secret foreign bank accounts.
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Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report
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What this story says
- A forthcoming book by Matthew Cole alleges Jared Kushner held secret foreign bank accounts linked to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Azerbaijan.
- Dutch military intelligence reportedly hacked Kushner's phone and observed transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Kushner and his lawyer, David Friedman, have publicly denied the allegations, with Kushner calling them 'completely insane'.
- The allegations stem from an excerpt of Cole's book published by Vanity Fair.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 13 of the 24 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
76/100
Craft
79/100
Hype
55/100
24 sources · methodology
Journalist Matthew Cole's forthcoming book alleges that Jared Kushner maintained secret foreign bank accounts connected to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Azerbaijan. According to reports, Dutch military intelligence hacked Kushner's phone and observed transfers amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Jared Kushner and his lawyer, David Friedman, have publicly denied these allegations. Kushner described the claims as 'completely insane' and stated they 'never happened', asserting that the author failed to provide evidence. The allegations were published in an excerpt from Cole's book in Vanity Fair.
Disagreement on the source of funds and specific amounts
Reports differ on the exact origin and amount of funds. Some digests state hundreds of millions of dollars were involved, with one mentioning over $700 million. Source 13 states funds originated from the UAE and Saudi Arabia, transferred via Azerbaijan to Dubai and Israel. Source 12 mentions a $2 billion secret fund linked to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Source 14 states Kushner had secret foreign accounts in Israel and UAE with $2 billion deposits. Source 24 states over $700 million was involved, financed by the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
What the coverage left out
None of the left, centre, or right-rated digests mention the specific claim that Netanyahu urged Kushner to place $1 billion in secret UAE funds at an Israeli bank, as reported by Ynet News.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 23 Oct 2026, 02:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
7 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports focused on the allegations of secret foreign bank accounts and the alleged involvement of Dutch intelligence in monitoring Jared Kushner's phone. Several reports highlighted the sums of money involved, with some mentioning transfers to a warlord, mercenary, and hitman, as reported by Raw Story. Common Dreams and The New Republic framed the story around 'secret, and possibly illegal, foreign bank accounts' and 'Middle East dictators created a massive slush fund for Jared Kushner,' respectively. Mediaite and Showbiz411 led with Kushner's strong denials, quoting his characterisation of the claims as 'outrageous fabrications' and 'completely insane'.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports highlighted Jared Kushner's reaction to the allegations. Newsweek reported that Kushner 'rebukes 'completely insane' report over hacked phone, secret talks'. The Source also focused on Kushner facing scrutiny over alleged secret accounts and millions linked to mercenaries.
Right
2 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on Jared Kushner's denial of the allegations. News-pravda.com stated that Kushner 'has denied allegations of involvement in secret financial transactions, calling them "completely crazy" and accusing the magazine of lacking evidence'. Zero Hedge's digest led with 'Kushner Denies Bombshell Book Claims Of Secret Gulf-Funded Accounts'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report?
- Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 64% are rated left, 18% are rated centre, 18% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 24. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report biased?
- Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report is one event reported by 24 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Jared Kushner Denies Secret Account Allegations After Phone Hack Report?
- 24 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What are the main allegations against Jared Kushner?
- A forthcoming book by Matthew Cole alleges that Jared Kushner held secret foreign bank accounts linked to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Azerbaijan. Reports suggest Dutch military intelligence hacked his phone and observed hundreds of millions of dollars in transfers.
- How has Jared Kushner responded to these allegations?
- Jared Kushner has publicly denied all allegations, calling them 'completely insane' and stating they 'never happened'. His lawyer, David Friedman, has also denied the claims. Kushner has accused the author of failing to provide evidence.
- Which countries are reportedly linked to Kushner's alleged secret accounts?
- The allegations link Jared Kushner to secret foreign bank accounts associated with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Azerbaijan. Some reports also mention potential transfers to Israel.
Read it at the source
24 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
7- Netanyahu urged Kushner to place $1 billion in secret UAE funds at Israeli bank, book (opens Ynet News in a new tab)
- Jared Kushner Furiously Denying Claims Published in Vanity Fair Book Excerpt Over Secretly Transferring Money from Mid East Bank Accounts (opens Showbiz411 in a new tab)
Showbiz411 — is Showbiz411 biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Bombshell Book Alleges Jared Kushner's Access to Secret—And Possibly Illegal—Foreign Bank Accounts (opens Common Dreams in a new tab)
Common Dreams — is Common Dreams biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Explosive report claims Kushner’s hacked phone showed transfers to warlord and hitman (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
- ‘Outrageous Fabrications’: Jared Kushner Rages at Bombshell Report In Vanity Fair (opens Mediaite in a new tab)
- The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in Transfers (opens Vanity Fair in a new tab)
Vanity Fair — is Vanity Fair biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
The New Republic — is The New Republic biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
2- Kushner rebukes 'completely insane' report over hacked phone, secret talks (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
- Trump Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Secret Accounts and Millions Linked to Mercenaries! (opens The Source in a new tab)
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Right
2- Jared Kushner has denied allegations of involvement in secret financial transactions, calling them "completely crazy" and accusing the magazine of lacking evidence (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kushner Denies Bombshell Book Claims Of Secret Gulf-Funded Accounts (opens Zero Hedge in a new tab)
Zero Hedge — is Zero Hedge biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
13- Jared Kushner’s hacked phone revealed his secret negotiations - including over $700 million in transfers (opens Attention to the Unseen in a new tab)
Attention to the Unseen — is Attention to the Unseen biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Revealed: How Hundreds of Millions Flowed Into Trump's Son-in-Law's Accounts (opens e-vestnik.bg in a new tab)
e-vestnik.bg — is e-vestnik.bg biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Telefoni I Hakuar I Jared Kushnerit: “Vanity Fair” Raporton Për Bisedime Dhe Transferta Prej Mb 700 Milionë Dollarësh (opens albeu.com in a new tab)
- Kushner Rebukes 'Completely Insane' Report Over Hacked Phone, Secret Talks (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Kushner Phone Hack Reveals How Middle East Dictators Bought Him Off | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker - National Cyber Security Consulting (opens National Cyber Security in a new tab)
National Cyber Security — is National Cyber Security biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Jared Kushner on Vanity Fair's Allegations of Bribes From Azerbaijan (opens olympia in a new tab)
- Scandal in the White House: Kushner and a Secret Fund Linked to Bin Salman and Bin Zayed (opens negocios.com in a new tab)
negocios.com — is negocios.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump's Son-in-Law's Phone Was Hacked, Revealing $2 Billion in Secret Accounts: The Money Was Transferred From Azerbaijan to Israel - Serbestiyet (opens serbestiyet.com in a new tab)
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- Transferred Qindra Miliona Dollarëshe Të Kushner, Përgjimi Që Ngriti Dyshimet Për Marrëveshje Sekrete Me Vendet E Gjirit (opens Javanews.al in a new tab)
Javanews.al — is Javanews.al biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Dutch Spies Involved in Hacking Donald Trump's Son-in-Law's Phone (opens destentor.nl in a new tab)
destentor.nl — is destentor.nl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Vanity Fair: ‘Dutch Spies Looked Into Son-in-Law Trump’s Cell Phone and Saw Massive Money Transactions’ (opens tubantia.nl in a new tab)
tubantia.nl — is tubantia.nl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers – The Occidental ObserverClick to open the search input fieldRSS Feed LogoScroll to top (opens theoccidentalobserver.net in a new tab)
theoccidentalobserver.net — is theoccidentalobserver.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- How Are the Border Wall Related to Mexico to Billionaire Transactions of Jared Kushner? (opens elsiglodetorreon.com.mx in a new tab)
elsiglodetorreon.com.mx — is elsiglodetorreon.com.mx biased? Our profile of this outlet
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