Surround Sound Communications: How to Build a Narrative Machine

At the end of December 2025, a right-wing influencer posted a YouTube video claiming to show Somali-American-run daycares in Minneapolis defrauding the federal government. The video offered no verified evidence. It got millions of views anyway. Within days, the Trump administration froze childcare funding in Minnesota. A week later it froze over $10 billion in funding across five states…

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