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Reporter Who Broke the Minnesota Fraud Scandal Explains the Billion-Dollar Scheme

Reporter Who Broke the Minnesota Fraud Scandal Explains the Billion-Dollar Scheme

Length 8:05

Explains the Billion-Dollar Scheme
Ryan Thorpe, the investigative reporter at the Manhattan Institute who broke the Minnesota fraud scandal, joins Mike Baker to explain how billions of taxpayer dollars were siphoned off through welfare programs — and how some of those stolen funds ultimately funneled into the hands of Somali terrorists. Thorpe details what investigators uncovered, how the scheme operated, and why the scandal is still growing.

EXPOSED: China’s Secret Plan to Start World War Three

EXPOSED: China’s Secret Plan to Start World War Three

Length 8:50

Joshua Philipp, Senior Investigative Reporter for The Epoch Times, joins Mike Baker to break down a stunning allegation: that China attempted to trigger World War Three by leveraging South American nations — including Venezuela — as proxy actors. How far did Beijing’s influence operations go, and how close did the world come to a catastrophic escalation?