The chant “CNN sucks” caught on during the 2016 election for a reason—and it’s not going away anytime soon if this is how the network continues to behave whenever stories emerge that make Democrats look bad. Watching this latest clip is honestly second-hand embarrassing.
Once again, it took an independent YouTuber—Nick Shirley—to do the work the so-called mainstream media refuses to touch. Shirley went where CNN and its peers wouldn’t, digging into the mounting allegations of child care fraud in Minnesota and actually showing viewers what state-funded “daycares” look like on the ground: empty buildings, locked doors, and no kids in sight:
? Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable
We ALL… pic.twitter.com/E3Penx2o7a
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) December 26, 2025
The now-infamous “learing” center didn’t have a single kid in sight, despite claims of packed enrollment. It was yet another location pulling in millions in government money—part of a web of schemes that prosecutors say siphoned billions from taxpayers. In one jaw-dropping detail, a phone number tied to one of the locations reportedly routed back to Gov. Tim Walz’s office.
Then came the media clean-up attempt. CNN tried to “debunk” Nick Shirley’s reporting, and the exchange couldn’t have been more revealing. Their big gotcha? They called a few locations, one answered, and someone said they were a legitimate business. That’s it. That was the triumphant we told you so moment.
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Except it proves nothing. A phone being answered doesn’t explain empty facilities, fake enrollment, misspelled signs, or the millions already paid out:
“Only one daycare facility answered…” https://t.co/SKzVRO1jgE
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 31, 2025
CNN logic, apparently: “I was assured by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that everyone in his country is happy, healthy, and definitely not brainwashed—because he told me so.”
Seriously, if CNN had existed during World War II, they’d probably have dismissed reports of Nazi atrocities because Goebbels, Hitler, and Heydrich said it wasn’t true. That’s where this brand of credulous, authority-worshiping “journalism” leads when skepticism is applied only to one side of the political aisle.
This outlet more than sucks—with one notable exception. Scott Jennings consistently does the Lord’s work pushing back against the daily anti-Trump nonsense:
CNN has already gone after @nickshirleyy, attempting to write off his reporting in Minnesota and lamenting his lack of “fact checks” and “guardrails.”
I’m not sure I would hang my hat on the legacy media’s “fact checks” or “guardrails” but at least CNN accurately reported that… pic.twitter.com/b9OgNFpFMb
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) December 30, 2025
You can’t hate CNN and the rest of the ‘mainstream media’ enough. They obviously hate our country because they attack anyone who’s legitimately trying to make it better.
