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NCS was roasted on-line by everybody from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and outstanding conservative pundits to common Americans Wednesday for a section that questioned viral reporting from unbiased journalist Nick Shirley.
Shirley went viral final week for his 42-minute video investigating Minnesota daycare facilities that appeared inactive regardless of receiving thousands and thousands of {dollars} in authorities funding. His video prompted investigations by federal officers, main the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to freeze all childcare payments to Minnesota.
NCS correspondent Whitney Wild interviewed Shirley in a section featured on “Anderson Cooper 360” Tuesday evening, throughout which Wild questioned Shirley’s strategies of investigating the facilities.
NICK SHIRLEY RESPONDS TO NCS ‘HIT PIECE’ ON HIS MINNESOTA FRAUD INVESTIGATION
NCS correspondent Whitney Wild interviewed Nick Shirley in a section featured on “Anderson Cooper 360” Tuesday evening. (NCS/screenshot)
After peppering Shirley with questions, the NCS reporter stated the community is “looking into” his claims. Wild was then proven calling Minnesota daycare facilities through speakerphone, acknowledging most of the facilities Shirley visited didn’t choose up her calls.
“Only one daycare facility answered and said they are a legitimate business,” Wild informed viewers.
The section was rapidly panned on social media, the place many recommended NCS was spending extra time “investigating Nick Shirley than the fraud in Minneapolis.”
Fox News host Laura Ingraham wrote, “No one on earth is surprised that NCS appears to side with Somali fraudsters.”
The well-liked account Libs of TikTok wrote, “NCS disputes that there’s fraud in Minnesota Somali daycares because they called a bunch of daycares, one answered so they asked if they’re committing fraud, and the daycare responded that they’re not. I’m not kidding.”
New York Post columnist Miranda Devine added, “What an embarrassment, @NCS. She interviews @nickshirleyy in person but not the day care center. And then she takes the word of the one day care center she contacts by phone — but does not visit — that they are legit? Seriously?”
While Shirley himself referred to as the NCS report a “hit piece,” many had been in disbelief {that a} information community would strive to discredit his reporting.
“So NCS’s angle here is to try and discredit @nickshirleyy while patting authorities for pursuing fraud on the back. But hilariously, two minutes in, the network buries the lede. ‘We reached out to several of the daycares featured in the now-viral video. Only one daycare facility answered and said they are a legitimate business.’ Just take the one person’s word for it,” journalist Benjamin Weingarten responded.
ICE PROBES SUSPECTED MINNESOTA FRAUD SITES AS OFFICIALS FOLLOW POTENTIAL $9B MONEY TRAIL
Independent journalist Nick Shirley. (Fox News)
NCS didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark concerning the on-line backlash.
Many others took to social media with ideas:
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Fox News Digital’s Lindsay Kornick and Marc Tamasco contributed to this report.