Just when you thought the Somali welfare fraud scandal couldn't get any wilder, the whispers on X (formerly Twitter) and many video posts on YouTube have cranked it up to eleven: "$3 billion stolen!" "$8 billion funneled to terrorists!" Viral posts are flying faster than a Minnesota blizzard, accusing everyone from Gov. Tim Walz to Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Picture this: a state famous for its delicious hotdish casseroles, ice fishing, and “Minnesota Nice” suddenly becomes the scene of the largest welfare fraud in American history. Over $1 billion — gone. Phantom daycares that never fed a single child. Fake autism clinics. Ghost housing programs. And in the middle of it all, a cultural bombshell dropped by one of the most respected Somali intellectuals in America: “Somali culture is built atop stealing from dysfunctional governm