A shocking video confronting apparent fraudsters seems to expose even more Somali-linked fraud in Democrat Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota.
Journalist Nick Shirley on Friday posted 42 minutes of video footage from an investigation into the fraud, largely focused on government-funded childcare operations that seemingly care for no children.
“Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet,” Shirley captioned the video post. “We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day.”
“It’s time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable,” he added. “We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud must be stopped.”
In one jaw-dropping moment, Shirley and a resident named David, who’s been investigating the fraud for years, show up to a childcare center that seems completely empty. The building has no windows, and the word “learning” on the sign is misspelled. A man who’s lived in the area since 2017 told Shirley he’s never seen a single child at the center, and said that if Walz is to blame, the governor should be jailed and held accountable.
🚨 HOLY CRAP! A Minnesota man who’s been living next to a Somali “daycare center” for eight years says he’s never seen a SINGLE CHILD there
“None! Not at all… and I’ve been here since 2017!”
“They’re stealing the money!”
He even called on Tim Walz to be JAILED over this. I… pic.twitter.com/Zo1ZHlOaU3
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 26, 2025
In the video, David tells Shirley that, per public records, some of these childcare centers have received millions of dollars from the state and federal government through a program called the Child Care Assistance Program, or CCAP. The program is run by the state, but there is federal funding included.
Another supposed daycare center the team visited on a weekday was closed up. David said he’s never seen “a single child” at the location in nine years. The center has received millions of taxpayer dollars.
Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships
“I’m not sure, I don’t know,” one woman wearing a hijab tells the team when she’s asked if she’s ever seen children at the childcare center.
In another alarming moment, clipped by journalist Nick Sortor, two women in hijabs and face-coverings are confronted about why there is only one child at another taxpayer-funded supposed center. They yell at David and Shirley, but provide no answers. Notably, Shirley is also told he can’t enroll his son at the daycare and can’t view the area.
One of the women even tells Shirley that she’s afraid of him because of his “color.” Shirley is white.
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk just called for the PROSECUTION of Tim Walz for the rampant taxpayer funded FRAUD in the Somali community
Walz has worked to COVER UP this fraud at the expense of the American people in order to buy votes
LOCK HIM UP! pic.twitter.com/CZWDZ3UUx8
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 27, 2025
The unfathomable amount of fraud, some of which is seemingly exposed in the video, sparked billionaire Elon Musk to call for the prosecution of Walz.
Prosecute @GovTimWalz https://t.co/oSQprdo292
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 27, 2025
A jaw-dropping press conference held earlier this month confirmed that $9 billion – or potentially more – of taxpayer money could have been stolen during Walz’s tenure.
As outlined by federal prosecutor Joseph Thompson, 14 taxpayer-funded programs in particular were found to be rife with fraud since 2018. Those programs cost $18 billion, and Thompson said it’s possible that half of that, or more, could have been fraudulently claimed.
“I think we’re an outlier in a bad way,” Thompson said of Minnesota. “You don’t see fraud on this scale in other states. … Every day we look under a rock and find a new $50 million fraud scheme. That shouldn’t be the case in a state of our size. Certainly other states have problems with frauds, but I think our problem is unique.”
Thompson said Minnesota earned a reputation for being, essentially, easy to rip off, which sparked what’s called “fraud tourism” — or people moving to the state to commit fraud.
Fraudsters, he said, would create companies entirely dedicated to fraud, which is different from up-charging for services, which is typical in Medicaid fraud.
Walz, who’s unsurprisingly in the hot seat over the scandal, says Thompson is engaging in “sensationalism” and says there’s “no evidence” the scope is $9 billion or more.
View the full video, below:
🚨 Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable
We ALL… pic.twitter.com/E3Penx2o7a
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) December 26, 2025
Related: Tim Walz Gets More Bad News From Feds After Massive Fraud Scandal Exposed
