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

The #LackOfEvidence hasn't stopped a number of #prominent #conservatives — including #ElonMusk and #KeyMembers of the Trump administration — from #AmplifyingAndActingOn #NickShirley's claims. As of Wednesday, Shirley's video has over 131 million views on #X and 2.5 million on #YouTube.