{
  "id": 599702,
  "title": "Tucker Carlson says Israel pushed him to report false allegations against Hunter Biden",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/tucker-carlson-says-israel-pushed-him-to-report-false-allegations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:31:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/tucker-carlson-says-israel-pushed-him-report-false-allegations-hunter-biden"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, alleged that Israeli agents pressured Tucker Carlson to falsely report allegations of his son abusing minors, according to an interview aired on Monday. Carlson claimed that Israeli agents close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed him to report these false allegations against Hunter Biden in 2020, during a time when he was a presenter at Fox News. The claim that the laptop material contained abuse of minors came from the Israelis, Carlson said in the interview. The story of the laptop, which emerged in the weeks before the 2020 US election, included videos of Hunter smoking crack, engaging in sexual activity, and soliciting prostitutes. However, there is no evidence to support the allegations of abuse of minors.",
  "summary": "Tucker Carlson says Israel pushed him to report false allegations against Hunter Biden Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 20:30 Former US president's son says a 'Netanyahu operation centre' was involved in disseminating alleged drug and sex leaks US President Joe Biden (L) and son Hunter step out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 29 November 2024 (Mandel…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}