India, Dec. 31 -- Conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley's mother, Brooke Shirley, has defended him amid backlash over his viral video claiming widespread fraud in Minneapolis day care centers, a report that has sparked significant controversy online.

On Friday, Shirley uploaded a 42-minute video to the streaming platform, alleging that 10 day cares operated by members of Minneapolis' Somali-American community had misappropriated "upwards of $100 million" in taxpayer funds, as reported by The Independent.

Responding to the controversy surrounding her son's video, Brooke appeared on Newsmax's National Report Tuesday evening, criticising local lawmakers for not preventing the alleged fraud sooner. She said, "The way I think of it is, if your ...