What to know about Nick Shirley, the YouTuber alleging day care fraud in Minnesota

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Source: feeds.npr.org
YouTuber Nick Shirley films protesters demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in New York City in October. He went viral in late December for a video purportedly uncovering $110 million in alleged fraud by federally funded day care centers in Minnesota.

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.

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