US EditionMinnesota Fraud Scandals Raise Questions About Media Coverage and Accountability
The Trump administration halted federal child care funds nationwide pending proof of legitimate use after a viral video alleged $9 billion in Minnesota fraud, officials said.
- On Tuesday, YouTuber Nick Shirley returned to the Quality Learning Center, day care on Nicollet Avenue, after posting a 42-minute video viewed more than 130 million times alleging inactivity.
- The Quality Learning Center has received $1.9 million in 2025 and $4 million total from Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program and Shirley said it appeared inactive despite being licensed to serve 99 children.
- Shirley returned accompanied by the investigator who pulled funding records while FOX 9 filmed outside the Quality Learning Center, capturing children and staff observed inside the center on Tuesday.
- Federal authorities intensified scrutiny as Department of Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Tikki Brown said unannounced visits found children present and no fraud evidence, while FBI Director Kash Patel and Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson reported suspected fraud exceeding $9 billion.
- The center rebutted that Shirley visited outside its regular hours, and The New York Post showed children entering Monday afternoon; FOX 9 reported the video likely shot Wednesday, Dec. 17, while Newsweek has not verified his claims.
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CNN host schools conservative on lies told during her show
CNN host Abby Phillip issued a swift fact check against conservative podcaster Eric Erickson on X Thursday. Erickson claimed that conservative ally Scott Jennings "was right the whole time."The incident refers to a Jennings appearance where the CNN panel debated a Republican Party-produced sting video that attempts to claim Somali-run childcare facilities in Minneapolis are committing fraud. The video went viral and the federal government has st…
Nick Shirley DESTROYS CNN During Interview On Somali “Child Care Center” Fraud * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Kaley
CNN just got taught a lesson by independent journalist Nick Shirley, whose video exposing fraudulent Somalian- run daycare centers in Minnesota went viral last week. During an interview, CNN’s Whitney Wild tried to minimize the severity of the fraud that Shirley uncovered in Minnesota. “Why did I show up one day in Minnesota, go to all these daycares with no children, receiving millions of dollars?” asked in response, shutting her down by noting…
Minnesota daycare center reports 'extensive vandalism,' blames YouTube video
(The Hill) - A Minnesota daycare center on Wednesday said they’ve faced “extreme vandalism” after Nick Shirley’s viral YouTube video shared allegations of fraud. Employees of Nokomis Daycare Center in Minneapolis told police they were broken into on Tuesday morning after Shirley claimed they were using public funding to fuel a child care site, where [...]
Nick Shirley DESTROYS CNN During Interview On Somali "Child Care Center" Fraud
CNN just got taught a lesson by independent journalist Nick Shirley, whose video exposing fraudulent Somalian- run daycare centers in Minnesota went viral last week. During an interview, CNN's Whitney Wild tried to minimize the severity of the fraud that Shirley uncovered in Minnesota. "Why did I show up one ...
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union-bulletin.comWe went to some of the Minnesota day cares conservative influencer Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found
A politically charged YouTube video thrust a group of Somali-owned day cares in Minnesota into an uncomfortable spotlight this week, accusing the owners of defrauding the state and unleashing a torrent of threats against them.
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