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CBS News conducted its own analysis of nearly a dozen day care centers mentioned by Shirley
Twitter/X ^ | December 30, 2025

Posted on 12/31/2025 5:27:59 AM PST by lowbridge

A recent video by conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley alleged nearly a dozen day care centers in Minnesota that are receiving public funds are not actually providing any service. After the video went viral, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced a "massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud" in the state.

CBS News conducted its own analysis of nearly a dozen day care centers mentioned by Shirley: all but two have active licenses, according to state records, and all active locations were visited by state regulators within the last six months. CBS News' review also found dozens of citations related to safety, cleanliness, equipment, and staff training, among other violations, but there was no recorded evidence of fraud.

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1 posted on 12/31/2025 5:27:59 AM PST by lowbridge
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but there was no recorded evidence of fraud.

Was CBS expecting them to record and document their fraud? Did they do any digging beyond what they were being told by the day care centers?
2 posted on 12/31/2025 5:31:24 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: lowbridge
CBS News' review also found dozens of citations related to safety, cleanliness, equipment, and staff training, among other violations, but there was no recorded evidence of fraud.

Mockingbirds are in full coverup mode.

3 posted on 12/31/2025 5:32:11 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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Gee...they didn’t keep records of their own fraud?
No line item labels “this amount is fraud”?
...such sloppy accounting.


4 posted on 12/31/2025 5:34:34 AM PST by Z28.310 (Overthinkers Annonymous suggestion; "Do not comply with others". ..especially ClusterB's)
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To: lowbridge

“there was no recorded evidence of fraud”

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right out of the same script as “no widespread systemic voter fraud”

PS: were there any chillun being cared for at the day care centers CBS visited???


5 posted on 12/31/2025 5:35:04 AM PST by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: lowbridge

But did they actually see that the sites were open and operating?


6 posted on 12/31/2025 5:35:05 AM PST by Fido969
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To: lowbridge

Minnesota -— The Land of Ten Thousand FAKES


7 posted on 12/31/2025 5:35:14 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Dan in Wichita

They knew they were coming


8 posted on 12/31/2025 5:35:25 AM PST by iamgalt
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To: lowbridge

All but two have active licenses, according to state records.

Sample case organized stupidy LOL


9 posted on 12/31/2025 5:36:56 AM PST by Vaduz (?.)
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To: lowbridge

So CBS just analyzed data given to them?

And THIS is “ journalism” ???


10 posted on 12/31/2025 5:37:14 AM PST by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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"CBS is investigating. I feel safer already..."
11 posted on 12/31/2025 5:37:47 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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To: lowbridge

The CBS report actually DID identify fraud, that is fraud on the part of the state’s regulators and investigators.

All that the CBS investigators did was take the state at its word and did nothing to investigate the state itself.


12 posted on 12/31/2025 5:37:56 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Sirius Lee

The “investigators’” job is to insure safety and look for code violations, not to examine books and records to find evidence of fraud. The investigators did not compare the amount of grant money to the number of children. That’s not the job of safety code officials. . I’m sure the fire department didn’t find evidence of fraud when they visited to make sure the exit doors had an illuminated red exit sign over them.


13 posted on 12/31/2025 5:38:51 AM PST by brookwood (First the left said it was OK to steal. Next they said it was OK to kill.)
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To: airborne

Ding

Ding

Ding

WINNER


14 posted on 12/31/2025 5:42:36 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: lowbridge

Is CBS still blowing up pick-up trucks?


15 posted on 12/31/2025 5:42:55 AM PST by Jumpmaster (U.S. Army Paratrooper. I am the 0.001%.)
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To: lowbridge

You could not pull this off unless the state was in on it.


16 posted on 12/31/2025 5:43:53 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: iamgalt
They knew they were coming

Everyone I know in businesses subject to regulators ALWAYS get a heads-up that they’re coming. Often there is a formal letter announcing the site visit, with a list of documents N.A. site so they want ahead of time.

The formal letter also announces the specifics of the visit, eg for a restaurant the Board of Health will examine the kitchen and prep facilities.

Thus, it would be easy for a Front Organization to bus in “customers” on the Day of the Visit to look busy.

17 posted on 12/31/2025 5:51:35 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Fido969
But did they actually see that the sites were open and operating?

News is now reporting the reason the sites were not open is because- - - get this, the day care hours are.....2PM to 10PM.

18 posted on 12/31/2025 5:52:18 AM PST by rockabyebaby (THE BEST IS YET TO COME - (PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP))
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To: iamgalt
They knew they were coming

Everyone I know in businesses subject to regulators ALWAYS get a heads-up that they’re coming. Often there is a formal letter announcing the site visit, with a list of documents they want submitted for review ahead of time.

The formal letter also announces the specifics of the visit, eg for a restaurant the Board of Health will examine the kitchen and prep facilities.

Thus, it would be easy for a Front Organization to bus in “customers” on the Day of the Visit to look busy.

19 posted on 12/31/2025 5:53:03 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: lowbridge
and all active locations were visited by state regulators within the last six months

So the state [Waltz] was in on it.

20 posted on 12/31/2025 5:53:29 AM PST by TimSkalaBim
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