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Right-wing YouTuber and street interviewer
He is best known for his December 2025 viral video alleging fraud at Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota, which received over 135 million views on X.
Nick Shirley, born April 4, 2002, is an American YouTuber and social media influencer with over 1.1 million subscribers and more than 200 million total views. He gained initial attention through prank videos and publicity stunts before shifting to political content focused on street interviews and direct questions. In December 2025, his video alleging fraud at Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota went viral with over 135 million views on X, though state officials said investigations had not found evidence of fraud at the sites he visited.
Nick Shirley was raised in Utah and attended Farmington High School in Farmington, Utah, graduating in 2020. He started his YouTube career as an amateur vlogger and prankster at age 16, creating content with high school friends and filming publicity stunts. In late 2021, he paused his YouTube activities to participate in a two-year religious mission in Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returning to the platform in 2023 to produce political content exclusively.
Nick Shirley is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served a mission in Chile from 2021 to 2023. He is commonly described as right-wing and has made multiple videos in support of Donald Trump, participating in a White House roundtable discussion with Trump and other conservative figures in October 2025. Public information about his relationship status, family background, and current residence remains limited.
Nick Shirley was born on April 4, 2002, making him an Aries, a zodiac sign often associated with bold and direct communication styles.
He played track and field and American football during his time at Farmington High School in Utah.
He offered to sell footage he recorded of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to media companies including CNN and HuffPost.
In 2024, he paid Hispanic men $20 each to hold pro-Biden and pro-immigration signs in front of the White House as a publicity stunt to support Trump.
James O'Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, called Shirley the 'citizen journalist of the year' in 2025.
Fraud is fraud,it doesn't matter if it's a Black person, white person, Asian person, Mexican... and we work too hard simply just to be paying taxes and enabling fraud to be happening.
I wanted to give the migrants an opportunity to voice their opinions.
I am not an enemy of the people, they are.
Born on April 4 in the United States
Started YouTube career as an amateur vlogger and prankster at age 16
Graduated from Farmington High School in Utah
Paused YouTube activities to serve a religious mission in Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Returned to YouTube after completing his mission and began producing political content exclusively
Released footage from inside El Salvador's maximum-security prison CECOT and created multiple videos supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign
Participated in a White House roundtable discussion with Trump and other conservative figures in October
Published viral video on December 26 alleging fraud at Somali-run child care centers in Minnesota, receiving over 135 million views on X and 3 million on YouTube
YouTube channel surpassed 1.1 million subscribers with over 200 million total views