This episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian breaks down one of the biggest fraud cases in American history. From fake COVID meal sites to disability housing kickbacks and autism therapy billing scams, Jeff walks through the verified numbers, the federal convictions, the political fallout, and the real human cost.
This is not a left or right narrative. This is the full story.
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- The New York Times: "How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch" (November 29, 2025)
- PBS NewsHour: "Fraud scandals and Trump’s rhetoric escalate fears in Minnesota’s Somali community" (December 5, 2025)
- City Journal: "The Somali Fraud Story Busts Liberal Myths" (December 2, 2025)
- New York Post: "Somali illegal migrant fraudster photographed with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar" (December 5, 2025)
- USA Today: "A 'volcano' of controversy has hit the Minnesota Somali community" (December 6, 2025)
- BBC: "Somali-Americans respond to Trump's 'garbage' remarks" (December 4, 2025)
- The Wall Street Journal: "A Sprawling Fraud Scandal Puts Minnesota’s Somali Community in the Spotlight" (December 5, 2025)
- Star Tribune: "Trump claims Minnesota lost billions to fraud. The evidence to date isn’t close." (December 7, 2025)
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