WASHINGTON (TNND) — YouTuber and influencer Nick Shirley retracted fraud allegations he made against a grocery store in Seattle, Washington.
Shirley took down a video that he posted in October where he accused Lam’s Seafood Asian Market of committing food stamp fraud.
After the allegations of food stamp fraud came out, Lam’s Seafood Asian Market hired an attorney and sent Shirley a cease and desist letter. Lam’s operations manager Teizi Mersai said they would sue if necessary, according to The Seattle Times.
“I have not uncovered any evidence that Lam’s itself engaged in EBT fraud,” Shirley said in a video posted this week. “It was never my intention to make incorrect claims that Lam’s engaged or has engaged in EBT fraud.”
He said that when journalists make mistakes, it is important to make a correction so the public can know the error.
Mersai said that the correction video was made 30 days after the lawyer contacted Shirley.
Shirley was recently celebrated at the White House by President Donald Trump for his independent reporting on rampant fraud in Minnesota, specifically regarding daycares.
Shirley’s video, which was posted online in 2025, claimed members of Minnesota’s Somali community were operating fake child-care centers to collect federal subsidies. The video went viral, as well as drew attention from Trump administration officials.
“Nick Shirley has been at the forefront of the battle to stop the horrible plague that has happened within our country,” the president said.
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