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Trump is giving Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million fraud bounty program
Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that the Trump administration was giving right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley $10,000 and launching a $25 million bounty program for members of the public to report fraud. In December 2025, Shirley published a viral video alleging fraud at daycare
Associated Press
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Most outlets frame the event as Trump and JD Vance launching a $25 million fraud whistleblower or tip program, with The Hill and the AP using nearly the same wording and PBS NewsHour presenting it as a live watch item. The Verge is the only outlet here to foreground the $10,000 payment to Nick Shirley and to describe the program as a bounty program rather than a whistleblower program.
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