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After a monthslong internal investigation, The New York Times said there were serious falsehoods at the center of its blockbuster Caliphate podcast hosted by Rukmini Callimachi, one of its star reporters.
The podcast s main figure, Shehroze Chaudhry, said he joined ISIS in Syria, killed two people and participated in other terrorist activities, and then returned to his home in Canada.
Canadian officials believe that s a lie and have charged him with making false statements about terrorism.
The Times has issued editors notes on her podcast and other stories she s written over the years. The Times top editor says she ll be assigned to another area of coverage.
The New York Times says there were significant falsehoods at the centre of its blockbuster ISIS podcast Caliphate Jacob Shamsian Rukmini Callimachi speaks onstage at The Daily Live on Stage during SXSW at Austin Convention Centre on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. After a monthslong internal investigation, The New York Times said there were serious falsehoods at the centre of its blockbuster Caliphate podcast hosted by Rukmini Callimachi, one of its star reporters. The podcast s main figure, Shehroze Chaudhry, said he joined ISIS in Syria, killed two people and participated in other terrorist activities, and then returned to his home in Canada.
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 11, 2020
Toronto s financial district is seen on Friday. CBC News analyzed the financial statements of 53 public companies that disclosed receiving more than $10 million from the Canada emergency wage subsidy program. Collectively, these companies dished out nearly $2 billion to shareholders between April and September.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
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