A Canadianâs Gripping Tale Withers Under Scrutiny
A Burlington, Ontario, man told elaborate and gruesome stories of life in the Islamic State for a New York Times podcast. An examination revealed a pattern of misrepresentation.
Dec. 18, 2020
In spring 2018, the government was under fire. The New York Times had released a podcast, âCaliphate,â in which a man from suburban Toronto claimed to have traveled to Syria, joined the Islamic State and committed gruesome executions before returning to Canada.
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A photograph that The Times provided to a self-described ISIS emir in a bid to verify Shehroze Chaudhryâs claims.
âCanadians deserve more answers from this government,â said Candice Bergen, the Conservative house leader at the time. âWhy arenât they doing something about this despicable animal thatâs walking around the country?â
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12/18/2020 12:58 PM EST
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) unsuccessfully tried to get consent today to pass a bill with $1,200 checks to all Americans. | Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images
T-MINUS 11 HOURS or so until the government shuts down. No bill. No stopgap. No Covid relief package. Nothing. Waiting.
Rukmini Callimachi’s got a lot to be proud of:
An editor s note has been added today to another @nytimes story by @rcallimachi, this one from 2014 https://t.co/VwdRwjHeCVpic.twitter.com/tzAznleVHv
And to another story, this one from the end of 2019. The Times investigators were looking at a broader range of work than just Caliphate https://t.co/FULAJwCmMs
Don’t worry. We’re sure there’s still lots more where that came from.
Michael Barbaro, host of the New York Times’ podcast The Daily, also spoke to Dean Baquet about the issue:
My conversation with @deanbaquet and @MarkMazzettiNYT about the findings of an NYT investigation into Caliphate and it s central character.