India, Dec. 31 -- In the aftermath of Nick Shirley's Minnesota fraud investigation, similar allegations against daycare centers have emerged from Washington. The increased scrutiny of daycare centers, and a rising backlash to Somalis in Washington state, has left the community in fear. Attorney General Nick Brown has now taken to social media to warn people against harassing daycare providers without evidence.

"My office has received outreach from members of the Somali community after reports of home-based daycare providers being harassed and accused of fraud with little to no fact-checking," Brown wrote. "We are in touch with the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families regarding the claims being pushed online and the harassmen...