(Global News) The RCMP investigated the content of a U.S. podcast and “other avenues of information” before charging a Toronto-area man with allegedly faking his involvement in ISIS, the police force said.
In a statement to Global News, the RCMP confirmed its investigation had focused partly on the popular New York Times podcast Caliphate, about a Canadian who claimed he was an ISIS executioner.
The subject of the podcast, identified by police as Shehroze Chaudhry, a 25-year-old resident of Burlington, Ont., was charged on Friday with committing a terrorism hoax.
“The information aired in the Caliphate podcast series was investigated, as were other avenues of information available to us, with the result of our investigation being the basis for the charge laid against Mr. Chaudhry,” RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Lucie Lapointe said.
