Is ‘Caliphate’ accurate?
Dec. 18, 2020: The Times has published an Editors’ Note concluding that episodes featuring a central character in “Caliphate” did not meet our standards for accuracy. Read the full statement and listen to an interview with Dean Baquet.
Who are the producers of Caliphate?
Caliphate (winner) Reporters: Rukmini Callimachi and Andy Mills Producers: Andy Mills, Larissa Anderson, Wendy Dorr and Asthaa Chaturvedi ^ "Tories Press Liberals To Go After Canadian Who Told New York Times He Killed For ISIS".
What is “Caliphate” on Netflix about?
“Caliphate” follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The New York Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. For more information about the series, visit nytimes.com/caliphate. This series includes disturbing language and scenes of graphic violence.
Caliphate
An audio series following Rukmini Callimachi as she reports on the Islamic State and the fall of Mosul. Dec. 18, 2020: The Times has published an Editors’ Note concluding that episodes featuring a central character in “Caliphate” did not meet our standards for accuracy. Read the full statement and listen to an interview with Dean Baquet.
The Mission
The war on terror has cost the U.S. billions and has been fought for nearly 20 years. Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi asks the question “Who are we really fighting?”
The Reporter
Rukmini describes the reality of being on the terrorism beat and why she brings trash bags with her to the frontlines of the war against ISIS.
Recruitment
Who is it that ISIS appeals to, and how? Rukmini speaks with a former ISIS member about how and why he joined the fold.
The Briefcase
We found a trove of secret documents after Mosul fell. It led us to the mother of an ISIS official.
Prisoners
Slavery was enmeshed in the theology of ISIS. Rukmini speaks to an ISIS detainee who challenges her to find the girl he enslaved. She does.
Prisoners
After three years in ISIS captivity, a young Yazidi girl returns to her family. Rukmini is there to witness it.
When was the Caliphate podcast released?
1. No. of episodes. 12. Publication. Original release. April 19, 2018 – June 21, 2018. Provider. The New York Times. Caliphate is a narrative podcast published by The New York Times in 2018 which covers the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
What did Huzaifa tell the CBC?
Shortly after, Huzaifa told the CBC that he had lied about carrying out executions for ISIL. Huzaifa was arrested on September 25, 2020, after an investigation found that he had no ties to ISIL. He was charged with "hoax-terrorist activity", which is primarily used to prosecute fake bomb threats.
Where did Callimachi find Huzaifa?
Callimachi found Huzaifa through Instagram, and conducted an in-person interview in a hotel in Canada. The show details Huzaifa's radicalization and career as a member of ISIL's police, including an admission of carrying out executions on behalf of ISIL.
Did Chaudhry's claims meet our standards for accuracy?
On December 18, editors appended a note to the episode transcripts stating that "the episodes of "Caliphate" that presented Mr. Chaudhry's claims did not meet our standards for accuracy," in addition to releasing another episode on the podcast's feed discussing the hoax.
Did Callimachi get reassigned?
Callimachi was reassigned following the incident, and the Overseas Press Club rescinded the award they had given for the podcast. On December 18, 2020, the Times also announced that, in view of the results of its investigation into the matter, it would return the Peabody Award which had been won by the podcast.
What does the future hold for the ISIS returnee who confessed to murder? And what does he believe now?
Editors’ Note [Dec. 18, 2020]: In 2018, The Times released a 12-part narrative podcast series called “Caliphate” on the Islamic State terrorist group and its operations.
One Year Later
Donald J. Trump: ISIS is being dealt one brutal defeat after another. You see it. Not only are we defeating these killers, these savage killers, horrible, horrible — you don’t even want to say people — over there, but we sure as hell don’t want them to come over here.
