Nick Shirley, who became an online sensation and hero after he uncovered the Minnesota daycare fraud, is now being mocked online, and that also for not knowing the meaning of "one" English word.
The conservative hero was being branded 'stupid' and 'illiterate' after in an interview Shirley said that he doesn't know the meaning of "benevolent" and then mispronounced it.
In a video uploaded by Channel 5 YouTuber Andrew Callaghan on Monday, Shirley struggled to understand the definition of the word 'benevolent.'
"Who do you think are the three most benevolent billionaires?" Callaghan asks.
"What do you mean by the word 'bellevolent?" Shirley responds appearing to mispronounce the word, which means having positive intentions.
After Callaghan defines the word for Shirley, the 23-year-old activist names Donald Trump, Musk, and David Sacks as three most well intentioned billionaires.
The clip of Shirley struggling to answer Callaghan's question went viral on social media with one user on X writing, 'You can't argue with people who are this stupid. This guy needs a chaperone, not a Pulitzer. All the people saying Somalis are stupid sound like this guy.'
One of the commentator wrote: Nick Shirley is so stupid that he had to ask Andrew Callaghan for the definition of "benevolent" and mispronounced it after literally hearing the word two seconds ago.
Internet star Sneako said, “You're selling merch that says ‘Learing Center’ making fun of people who can’t spell. Do you not know what the word benevolent means bro?”
Shirley became popular when uploaded a viral video alleging that 10 Somali-run daycare centers had misappropriated over $100 million in taxpayer funds in Minnesota.
Following Shirley's video, the Department of Homeland Security launched a deportation effort in the twin cities aimed at deporting illegal Somali migrants. A DHS spokesperson also added in a statement that the Trump administration is 'all hands on deck to root out criminals in Minnesota who are defrauding the American people.'
Moreover, FBI director Kash Patel in December also addressed Shirley's video by writing on X that the bureau had 'surged personnel and investigative resources' to Minnesota for the purpose of dismantling 'large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs.'
Currently, no arrests have been made by the administration over alleged fraud uncovered in Shirley's video.
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