In his video alleging fraud at Somali-owned day care centers in Minneapolis, right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley was led around the city by a purported whistleblower called only “David.” Shirley — and outlets like Fox News that credulously picked up the influencer’s video — credited “David” by first name only.

While Shirley’s video portrays the man as a party interested in purported fraud because he observed day care centers near his office in downtown Minneapolis, David, it turns out, is actually a political operative with connections to the Minnesota state House.

Shirley’s main source is a lobbyist and one-time right-wing candidate for Minnesota attorney general whose full name is David Hoch. Accounts bearing his name have a long online history posting about the Somali community in Minnesota. A TikTok and a recently deleted Instagram account posted almost exclusively on the subject — including derogatory statements about Somalis and Muslims.

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[–] 47 points 10 months ago*

Wow. I would've never suspected that the source of fascist propaganda would, in fact, be a fascist propaganda operative.

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  • [–] 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Tough to believe anything said when the messenger is so clearly biased.

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  • [–] 22 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Shirley is a deeply unserious fraud who has admitted live that his reporting is "satire" and should not be taken as fact.

    https://youtu.be/VaZYMeYWMic

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago

    And I'm sure this white pasty dough face will be rewarded with a cabinet position.

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    [–] 35 points 10 months ago

    How do all these racist right wingers look like dipshits. Like every single one of them you can just tell by looking at them somehow.

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  • [–] 27 points 10 months ago

    Every somali in America should sue him personally. Get 1 pro bono lawyer, $100,000 a piece. Should be about 26 billion in unforgivable fees.

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  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago

    Shirley admitting his reporting is "satire" when pressed about a video he made claiming the war in Ukraine was a fraud:

    https://youtu.be/VaZYMeYWMic

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago

    Trump stopped all childcare funds to all states over this.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    His face is so punchable

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    [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Vice President JD Vance claimed Shirley did “far more useful journalism than any of the winners of the 2024 @pulitzercenter prizes,” and Attorney General Pam Bondi lauded Shirley’s video. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced thatU.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement investigators were on the “ground in Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud.”

    JFC what a bunch of morons, now he's got people copying him, they're going to get someone killed, AGAIN, and they'll just write it off. What kind of fucking maniacs just show up at day care centers to investigate, what is wrong with these people? GOP is the party of lies and death and the reckoning cannot come quick enough for these manipulative assholes. Life clearly means nothing to them so I don't want to hear any more pro life bullshit, you can't pick and choose with that shit, either life is sacred or not, they just want more brain dead consumers.

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    [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Every christian is a pedophile Nazi.

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