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Independent journalist and filmmaker Nick Shirley dropped a 43-minute investigative documentary overnight on X that has already gone viral, exposing how the Biden administration’s handling of unaccompanied migrant children operated as the largest government-funded human trafficking ring in history. In the film, posted to his account, Shirley states that “Your tax dollars trafficked over 300,000 children across the United States while NGOs enriched themselves with millions of dollars,” detailing contracts in which one NGO alone received $895 million while others pulled in more than $100 million each. Shirley notes that groups operating in places like Tucson, Arizona, pocketed large sums...

On October 20th, Trump invited Nick Shirley to the White House to be present when he announced the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program. ...

President Donald Trump is putting cash behind his crackdown on taxpayer fraud, preparing to offer Americans rewards for tips that help bring fraudsters to justice. Trump and Vice President JD Vance will unveil a $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP) during a Tuesday afternoon announcement with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in the Oval Office, a White House official told Fox News Digital. WHIP will offer eligible tipsters up to $30,000 if their information leads to a successful fraud conviction or a significant federal enforcement action, the official said. Trump also plans to present independent journalist Nick Shirley...

I went undercover in Seattle to expose food stamp (EBT) fraud and filmed a $120 EBT card being rung up for one can of Spam and a pack of sushi. A tip from a man on the street led us to a market, a confrontation on camera, and a stolen gun that sent a mob after our security. Food stamps are supposed to feed people who are struggling. On the streets of Seattle, people told us EBT cards get sold for cash at a fraction of their value, with the cash often going straight to drugs, and we found cards...

This video features independent journalist Nick Shirley as he investigates government mismanagement and potential fraud, specifically focusing on the California High-Speed Rail project and state-sponsored programs for immigrants. Key Highlights: California High-Speed Rail Investigation: Nick Shirley showcases the massive expenditure and lack of progress on the state's high-speed rail project (0:05 - 11:37). He documents that despite $15 billion spent, no tracks are laid, and the project is now estimated to cost over $200 billion. He interviews locals and a state senator, arguing that the project is fundamentally flawed and wasteful. The "Stop Nick Shirley Act": After exposing fraud in...

SUMMARY OF NICK SHIRLEY'S HARVARD SPEECHOverview Nick Shirley, an independent investigative journalist and digital content creator, delivered a speech at Harvard detailing his rise to national prominence through on-the-ground reporting of systemic fraud and government corruption. Drawing from personal anecdotes and recent high-profile exposés, Shirley outlined how grassroots journalism has triggered legislative action, faced intense political backlash, and sparked crucial conversations about press freedom, transparency, and the misuse of taxpayer funds. His narrative bridges his early internet career with his current role as a watchdog challenging entrenched political narratives. Early Career & The Shift to Investigative Journalism Shirley began creating...

Welcome to the CaliFRAUDIA Republic… 00:19... It's a bill that was created to protect fraudsters from being exposed, essentially. This bill is a complete violation of the first amendment. It even says inside of the bill. If a immigration support service provider were to give me a demand letter, I would not be able to post the video. It's a complete violation of the First Amendment. And fun fact, this bill was created by the attorney general's wife, Mia Bonta. She's an assemblywoman who created this bill only after I exposed widespread fraud in locations like Minnesota. And then I...

WOW 🚨 Foreign born man in California caught setting up fraudulent hospice companies and working with mortuaries to get the names of dead people to bill Medicare - He stole $27 MILLION - California didn’t care he misspelled his hospice company names, one was spelled “Holly Trinity" - He bought a Rolls Royce - His patients were dead people - He billed $33,000 per patient per year “Prosecutors are also charging 2 accomplices — the manager of a mortuary, who gave David Shachar names of people who recently passed in exchange for cash” This is the exact type of fraud...

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a controversial bill, officially titled “Privacy for immigration support services providers,” which expands the state’s current “Safe at Home” program. Critics have argued that the bill prevents journalists, such as the viral fraud reporting released by independent journalist Nick Shirley. The legislation builds on the Safe at Home program, which has operated since 1999. That program allows eligible individuals — including survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse and certain “health care workers” providing abortions or sex change procedures — to use a substitute mailing address administered by the...

Democrats have largely subverted the mainstream media, reducing it to a party propaganda organ. Yet journalism will continue to be an impediment to their consolidation of power, so long as independent journalists like Nick Shirley let people know what is going on. So California came up with the Stop Nick Shirley Act in response to the political earthquake he caused by revealing Democrat-sanctioned Somali fraud in Minnesota. As California State Assemblymember Carl DeMaio observed, “If this bill becomes law, the message is clear to every journalist in California: expose corruption and you will be punished.” Democrats have crossed the Rubicon...

California Democrats on Wednesday passed AB 2624, dubbed the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' by Republicans. The bill, introduced by Democrat Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, restricts the release of investigative videos exposing immigration support service providers. Mia Bonta is married to California's radical far-left Attorney General Rob Bonta. The California Democrats got to work on AB 2624 earlier this year after investigative journalist Nick Shirley exposed rampant hospice and daycare fraud. The bill will fine journalists (and regular citizens) a minimum of $4,000 for exposing potential fraud inside certain immigration support service providers. The bill passed the California Senate on Tuesday and...

Right-wing independent journalist Nick Shirley got into a heated exchange when a California official crashed one of his street interviews to sassily accuse him of having a "small penis." The middle-aged man barged into one of Shirley's interviews with a state politician and held up a piece of computer paper reading, "Allegedly Nick Shirley Has a Small Penis. Prove Me Wrong." "Did you guys hear that Nick Shirley has a small penis allegedly?" the man said. Shirley didn't seem thrilled with the interruption. "Wow that's so adult of you," Shirley deadpanned. "You have never seen it. You would never see...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: A clash over alleged daycare fraud in New York quickly turned personal on Saturday, August 15, after Rep Thomas Massie appeared to question whether Nick Shirley's reporting deserved to be taken seriously. Shirley had been speaking out about alleged taxpayer-funded fraud involving daycares in New York City and questions surrounding donations to Gov Kathy Hochul. Massie responded by turning the spotlight on Shirley instead, and the 24-year-old creator was not interested in backing down. Nick Shirley goes after Thomas Massie The exchange began after Shirley posted a video on X accusing New York officials of...

I went to Cueta [sic], Spain where 60,000 migrants took over the city.

Investigative reporter Nick Shirley on Friday released his latest video uncovering over $190 million in fraud in New York. The fraudsters used the needy and elderly to steal more than $190 million in home care scams. “Here is the full 53 minutes of my crew and I exposing New York fraud, we uncovered over $190,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters use the elderly and needy to commit fraud through adult and personal home care scams in NYC,” Nick Shirley said. “Your tax dollars are paying for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi, while the...

2:00 VIDEO AT LINK. Nick is taking a dangerous tack..............

YouTube content creator Nick Shirley, the independent journalist who shined a light on alleged child care fraud in Minnesota, has set his sights on another Democrat-controlled state: California. His new exposé suggests fraudsters in the Golden State are creating fake hospice businesses by using the Medicare beneficiary numbers of seniors who are actually healthy. California hospice enrollment has inexplicably risen by about 1,000% in recent years, Shirley says. He uncovered what he calls $170 million in suspect billings (he looks at some day care operations, too), and said operators appear to be living large by driving luxury vehicles. “California really...

This has been pretty entertaining today. I've been catching a bunch of Nick's videos in between stories, and holy smokes - what he's finding doing his trademark wander around and knock on doors is, well, classic Shirley. That sweet face and so innocent, pre-pubescent teenage boy's voice, 'If I open a hospice, can I get a brand new Maybach, too?'The kid is a treasure. This is where it all starts. He's at what looks like an old, rundown two-story motor inn. The kind you might remember from trips as a kid, where you drove through some sort of an arch...

Investigative journalist Nick Shirley set the internet on fire the day after Christmas when he posted a stunning video detailing the rampant Somali fraud poisoning Minnesota right under the noses of Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Oman (MN-05), and Gopher State Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D). The fearless young man with a camera and a microphone went around to numerous supposed Minneapolis daycares that were receiving oodles of federal money, only to discover that there were no kids or signs of life at many of them. Now he’s back with a second video, which he released Wednesday afternoon: 🚨 After my...

Part 2 is coming… Wednesday at 10AM EST 🍿 pic.twitter.com/sAwGyOgLIU— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) January 12, 2026