Nick Shirley reveals how trip to Minnesota turned into viral reporting on alleged daycare fraud

Viral footage of empty daycare buildings appeared to blow the lid off a long-simmering childcare fraud scandal in Minnesota, but independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley's findings may have only pointed to one strand of a much more intricate web of fraud.

The story began when Shirley traveled to Minnesota to report on demographic changes in the state, only to stumble upon something far bigger.

"We went to Minnesota to make a video on what was happening with the demographic...