YouTuber Nick Shirley says he’s been unfairly persecuted for his Trump-friendly work as an “independent journalist” because people “came after” him and his family—by asking him questions.
Shirley, 23, became a viral sensation for the MAGA right, including FBI Director Kash Patel and billionaire Elon Musk, after making a video that claimed to expose "Minnesota’s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal."
The video quickly blew up among MAGA figures and Trump allies, with Vice President JD Vance publicly hailing the influencer as having “done far more useful journalism” than the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize. But Shirley’s claims in the video—which conveniently aligned with President Trump’s frequent attacks on Minnesota’s leaders—soon fell apart under scrutiny. The widespread fraud that he was claiming to expose had already been reported on and investigated long before he showed up. Last year alone, over 70 people in the state were charged with misusing government funds connected to food programs at child-care centers.
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