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After internal review, New York Times says many of the claims in their 'Caliphate' podcast were false, and fell short of their journalistic standards.


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The Times cited an institutional failure and determined the “Caliphate” team gave too much credence to the claims of a supposed former terrorist.

 

 

 

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A Canadian’s gruesome account as an Islamic State executioner in Syria, which was the subject of the “Caliphate” podcast by The New York Times, was fabricated, officials say. A Times review found no corroboration of his claim to have committed atrocities.

 

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Also, the first article published today is about The Times internal review of the journalistic endeavor of the podcast. The second article published today is from an independent investigator at The Times traveling to Canada and Syria to review the claims by the Shehroze Chaudhry, the subject of the podcast.

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