About
Nick Shirley (born April 4, 2002) is an American conservative and right-wing YouTuber and influencer known for street interviews and political videos. In December 2025, his video alleging fraud at Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota went viral. The video showed him visiting facilities that appeared empty or inactive, interviewing bystanders who said they had not seen children at the locations, and citing public payment records. Shirley’s central claims that members of the Somali community were operating fake childcare centers or inflating attendance numbers were unsubstantiated.
Shirley was raised in Utah, by a family affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He attended Farmington High School in Farmington, Utah, graduating in 2020.
Shirley started his YouTube career as an amateur vlogger and prankster at age 16. Most of his pranks involved his high-school friends, while others included publicity stunts such as disrupting celebrity weddings. He also offered to sell some of his own recorded footage, including of the January 6 attack, to media companies such as CNN and HuffPost. In late…
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