Overview
- Nick Shirley posted a roughly 40-minute video alleging about $170 million in fraud tied to California hospices and day cares.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office responded with an AI-generated image that portrayed Shirley outside a day care asking to see children.
- Joe Rogan criticized the response on his podcast and said Shirley was doing the work officials should be doing.
- Rogan urged California authorities to open investigations into the facilities named in Shirley’s reporting.
- Shirley has asked supporters to help fund personal security as his reporting draws wider attention.