<p>Independent journalist Nick Shirley said that the death threats have poured in since his viral video exposed what appears to be rampant fraud in Minnesota daycares, particularly within the Somali community, and that even his little sister is fielding calls from journalists.</p>
<p>Shirley told &#8220;PBD Podcast&#8221; host Patrick Bet David that he&#8217;s been threatened on numerous occasions — and has even been warned that he would be &#8220;Kirked,&#8221; in an obvious reference to the assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨NEW: <a href="https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nickshirleyy</a> says people telling him he&#8217;ll get &#8220;KIRKED&#8221; after viral Somali fraud video😡</p>
<p>&#8220;They’re saying, &#8216;You’re going to be Kirked &#8230; you’ll be the next Kirk.&#8217; And it’s just like, are you kidding me?&#8221;<a href="https://twitter.com/DailyCaller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DailyCaller</a> <a href="https://t.co/CPF7KxRso8">pic.twitter.com/CPF7KxRso8</a></p>
<p>— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/2006441440197620094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Shirley said that he&#8217;d received threats both &#8220;in person and online,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Like &#8230; Kirked. They’re saying, &#8216;You’re going to be Kirked &#8230; you’ll be the next Kirk.&#8217; And it’s just like, are you kidding me?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not even like — I hate what&#8217;s happening right now,&#8221; Shirley continued. &#8220;I feel bad for my family, honestly, because it&#8217;s like, we didn&#8217;t do anything wrong, and yet you guys are coming after me like I&#8217;m some sort of villain.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Shirley went on to explain that even his little sister was getting calls from journalists attempting to investigate him — and that members of his family had been doxxed by &#8220;some news in India.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It was really weird. And I haven&#8217;t even told my dad about that, because I just don&#8217;t even want to bother him about it,&#8221; Shirley added. &#8220;It&#8217;s just like, are you guys kidding me? Why are you guys coming after somebody for going against fraud? Like, I didn&#8217;t make this a right or left issue, I just showed you guys that fraud was happening, and now you guys are coming after me. You&#8217;re saying, you know, I&#8217;ll be the next Kirk, and you&#8217;re literally stopping at intersections and coming after me, trying to attack me. Why are you so evil? What&#8217;s wrong with you? Why are you defending fraud?&#8221;</p>
<p>Legacy media outlets have addressed Shirley&#8217;s reporting, primarily in an effort to downplay it or discredit his efforts as &#8220;amateur.&#8221;</p>
<p>POLITICO reporter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/politico-silent-as-reporter-suggests-journalists-investigating-minneapolis-fraud-can-be-legally-shot">Josh Gerstein</a> suggested that &#8220;amateur&#8221; reporters knocking on doors at daycares would ultimately lead to a dangerous situation if the people inside were armed.</p>
<p>CNN correspondent Whitney Wild made a few phone calls to the daycare centers Shirley had visited, and reported that the person who answered the phone at the one center where she was able to get a response had told her that they were a legitimate business.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">CNN’s effort to discredit Nick Shirley does not work out so well for them. <a href="https://t.co/EsVdc0IKuq">pic.twitter.com/EsVdc0IKuq</a></p>
<p>— Big Fish (@BigFish3000) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigFish3000/status/2006377352704544955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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