It appears YouTuber Nick Shirley has inspired droves of citizen reporters who are now out to sniff out what they think is suspicious business activity. This time around, it’s not just for Somali-American-run daycare centers, but hospices in California. One California man details his exposé (and accusations) about what he thinks are fraudulent hospices in the state, and it has since gone viral.
TikTok user InnerRhythmMedia is the person in question, and he apparently went to a certain building in Southern California to check on more than a dozen hospice offices all bunched up in a single establishment. Apparently, the TikTok user thought that kind of setup was “absolutely ridiculous” and started knocking on the hospice office doors, demanding answers as to why they appeared empty or devoid of activity. Hence, he accused them of “possible fraud,” or a fake business supposedly using government funding.
Sadly, the TikTok user couldn’t procure solid proof or evidence that the hospices are indeed frauds, though he continues to be persistent in his goal. Some alleged hospice workers in the comment section, however, clapped back, explaining that, “You do realize that hospice is done at the patients home right? The majority of the companies you mentioned do their work at patients homes therefore they don’t need to be in an office.”
In a repost of the video on X, which now has 4 million views, another commenter echoed a similar sentiment, doubting the TikTok user, “Not sure about this one. Hospice is done in home. I would expect them to just have an office.” And while clusters of hospice offices can get flagged for suspicious activity, shared offices for efficiency are also a common practice.
The TikTok User Sent the Internet Down a Rabbit Hole
The TikTok user’s “investigations” thus sent legions of online users into their own dizzying journey of Googling and calling phone numbers in an attempt to expose the truth. However, it appears no one could provide definitive proof from either side of the argument, though suspicions might still perpetuate biases, as is the case for Nick Shirley’s often unverified findings.
Shirley, for the record, has inspired numerous conservative-leaning individuals into harassing day care centers all over the US, trying to look for kids and even sniff out fraud based on their suspicion and bias. In the case of hospices, their offices tend to be empty because most of the workers’ efforts are provided in homes and residential facilities, and even then, hospices in the US generally tend to be understaffed, much like other healthcare sectors.
