Conservative Tree House Showcases Real Investigative Journalism

Legacy media giants, including Fox News were nowhere around yesterday to report on courageous citizen journalist Nick Shirley—who confronted fraudsters at childcare centers at the heart of the Minnesota Somalian-run scandal. It seems that only astute Sundance over at Conservative Tree House covered it.

I know, I know it’s Christmas holiday time and media giants deserve time off.

Thank heaven that News Hawk Sundance knows that the News Never Naps:

“The number of mainstream news outlets who are doing investigative journalism on the ground in Minnesota to uncover the scale and scope of the Somali fraud rings are zero. However, one citizen journalist named Nick Shirley has put some extensive time into actually visiting the childcare centers at the heart of the scandal and his report is stunning. (Conservative Tree House, Dec. 26, 2025)

"In this 40-minute video, Shirley takes the time to search govt databases for grants, then goes and visits the actual businesses. Shirley confronts the fraudsters directly and has likely just put a big target on his back. WATCH:"

“The video went viral this week amid the burgeoning scandal enveloping the Walz administration that notably included at least $1 billion lost to alleged social services fraud largely tied to the Somali community in the Twin Cities. A portion reportedly ended up in the hands of the Somali terror group Al-Shabab.”(Fox News, Dec. 27, 2025)

This is how Fox News reported on the stunning Shirley expose today, identifying young Shirley as a “YouTuber”.

“…The third-ranking leader in the House of Representatives, who also happens to hail from Minnesota, demanded answers from Gov. Tim Walz after a YouTuber tried to confront employees of an alleged daycare center that had misspelled signage and no signs of activity outside but reportedly received $4 million in state funds. (Fox News)

Nick Shirley is far more than a “YouTuber” who “tried to confront employees of an alleged daycare center that had misspelled signage and no signs of activity outside but reportedly received $4 million in state funds.

Young Shirley is exactly the kind of investigative journalist sadly missing from the legacy media of our day.

Meanwhile, thank you, Sundance, not only for knowing what real news is but for taking the time and the courage to report on it.