Two men have been sentenced to prison for running a massive pandemic fraud campaign in Minnesota.
Overall assessment: Mostly Reliable
The video accurately reports on the sentencing of two men involved in a significant pandemic fraud campaign in Minnesota, specifically the Feeding Our Future child nutrition scam. While one claim about Feeding Our Future being a single site was nuanced, the core assertions about the fraud and sentencing are well-supported by evidence.
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Two men have been sentenced to prison for running a massive pandemic fraud campaign in Minnesota.
True — Multiple official sources and news reports confirm that two men, among others, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud scheme in Minnesota. This scheme involved the theft of millions of dollars in COVID relief funds intended for child nutrition.
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-sentences-feeding-our-future-fraudsters-faked-running-child-nutrition-site.amp
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/federal-jury-finds-feeding-our-future-mastermind-and-co-defendant-guilty-250-million
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/feeding-our-future-ringleader-sentenced-500-months
The two men helped run the fraudulent child nutrition site called Feeding Our Future.
Mostly True — Evidence from the Department of Justice indicates that individuals, including Aimee Bock and Salim Said, were involved in operating Feeding Our Future, which fraudulently claimed to serve meals to thousands of children. Feeding Our Future itself was a non-profit that facilitated the fraud, rather than being a single child nutrition site.
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/federal-jury-finds-feeding-our-future-mastermind-and-co-defendant-guilty-250-million
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/feeding-our-future-ringleader-sentenced-500-months
- https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/feeding-our-future-defendant-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison
Feeding Our Future claimed to be giving food to thousands of children each day in the Twin Cities area.
True — Multiple sources, including news reports and official documents, confirm that Feeding Our Future claimed to distribute food to thousands of children daily, particularly across the Twin Cities metro area. This was part of a scheme to defraud federal child nutrition programs.
The pair received $7.3 million in COVID relief funds meant to help support the Feeding Our Future program.
True — Multiple news sources, including Fox News, KOTA-AM, and American Liberty News, report that two individuals were sentenced for their roles in the Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud, having stolen $7.3 million in COVID relief funds intended for child nutrition. The Department of Justice confirms the broader Feeding Our Future scheme involved hundreds of millions in fraudulent funds, though it does not specify the $7.3 million figure for this particular pair.
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-sentences-feeding-our-future-fraudsters-faked-running-child-nutrition-site
- https://www.kotaradio.com/2026/08/27/judge-sentences-feeding-our-future-fraudsters-who-faked-running-child-nutrition-site/
- https://americanliberty.news/crime/2-sentenced-to-prison-in-feeding-our-future-pandemic-fraud-scheme/sdrake/2026/08/
The Trish Regan Show is one of YouTube's Top 100 Podcasts.
Mostly True — The claim that "The Trish Regan Show" is one of YouTube's Top 100 Podcasts is stated on Trish Regan's official YouTube channel and in the description of her show's playlist. While these are self-declarations, a third-party site, My Podcast Data, also references the show ranking in YouTube's Top 100 Podcasts, suggesting there is some basis for the claim, though specific ranking data is not provided.
Two men have been sentenced to prison for a child nutrition scam.
True — Multiple news outlets, including Fox News, CBS Minnesota, and American Frontline News, report that two men, Ahmed Ghedi and Abdihakim Ahmed, were sentenced to prison for their involvement in the Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud scheme, which involved faking child nutrition sites. The Department of Justice confirms sentences for individuals involved in the broader Feeding Our Future scheme, though not specifically for these two individuals in the provided snippets.
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-sentences-feeding-our-future-fraudsters-faked-running-child-nutrition-site
- https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ahmed-ghedi-abdihakim-ahmed-fraud-sentencing/
- https://americanfrontlinenews.com/two-feeding-our-future-fraudsters-sentenced-for-faking-child-nutrition-program/