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““Caliphate made its debut in spring of 2018. It explored ISIS and the lure and threat of terrorism, driven by host Rukmini Callimachi, a much-celebrated Times reporter. It focused greatly on a young-Canadian-Pakistani, Shehroze Chaudhry, who claimed to have been an executioner for ISIS in Syria. The Caliphate team made him the main character in the series, despite clear signs he was lying.
This fall, Canadian authorities filed federal charges saying Chaudhry had lied about being an ISIS executioner. The ensuing front-page treatment from Mazzetti and his colleagues found no evidence Chaudhry killed anyone, joined ISIS or even ever traveled to Syria.
In other words, the narrative propelling Caliphate collapsed.””
Duder 4444 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/21
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“Thanks NY Times for important content delivered in a way that makes for an intriguing and suspenseful listening experience. I recommend!”
KateHoney11 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/23/18
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“I thought this podcast was about ISIS. It is just a self flattering look at how this journalist works. I don't know why they Times thinks that we have the time or should be interested in this self-congratulatory show whose sole purpose seems to be to convince the public that Rukmini is so...”Read full review »
RobertoStorio via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/19/18
“How this is happening around the world is just mind-boggling! Excellent and assertive reporting, as one expects from the NYT team. I smell a Pulitzer...!”
fdldd via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/05/18
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