ST.BREAKING: Minnesota Republicans gleefully admit they orchestrated the “Daycare Fraud” conspiracy to push Trump’s agenda.
In the latest example of MAGA politics eating itself alive, Minnesota Republicans have now admitted they directed a right-wing YouTuber to harass Somali-owned childcare centers — then acted shocked when the stunt exploded into a national embarrassment.
State Republican leaders in the Minnesota House acknowledged they steered viral provocateur Nick Shirley to Minneapolis-area daycare centers, where he filmed himself knocking on doors and accusing immigrant-run businesses of fraud — all while brandishing documents and stirring fear online. The video spread like wildfire across right-wing media, was boosted by JD Vance, and even drew attention from the FBI.
But here’s the problem: the facts didn’t match the fear-mongering.
As University of Minnesota law professor Jane Kirtley explained, the viral video relied on “a kernel of truth” wrapped in a mountain of exaggeration, innuendo, and manufactured outrage. Yes, there have been real fraud cases in Minnesota’s childcare system — many already investigated and prosecuted during the Biden administration. But the YouTuber’s theatrics offered heat, not light.
“It’s a lot of rhetoric with relatively little substance,” Kirtley said — a polite academic way of saying this was political theater, not journalism.
The video followed a familiar MAGA playbook: flash ominous footage, hint at criminality, name no real evidence, and declare yourself the only one brave enough to expose “the truth.” It’s the same strategy used by Project Veritas and other click-hungry operations that confuse spectacle for reporting.
Even worse, the Minnesota Republicans didn’t just amplify it — they owned it. House Speaker Lisa Demuth admitted her caucus helped direct the YouTuber, framing it as necessary because of supposed government inaction. Translation: when facts don’t serve the narrative, manufacture a scandal.
Real journalists, meanwhile, have been covering childcare fraud in Minnesota for years — without demonizing immigrant communities or turning vulnerable families into political props. As Professor Kirtley noted, journalism requires verification, context, and accountability — not viral stunts designed to go viral on right-wing feeds.
In the end, the episode revealed more about the modern Republican party than about any daycare. When governing gets hard, they don’t fix problems — they film them, spin them, and feed them to the outrage machine.
And the rest of us are left cleaning up the mess.
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