Examines the evolution of a political narrative in Minnesota that characterizes Somali-run autism centers as inherently fraudulent. While legitimate federal prosecutions have uncovered significant instances of Medicaid fraud within the state's autism programs, the sources document how these specific crimes have been expanded into categorical generalizations against an entire ethnic community. High-profile media figures and politicians have leveraged these real legal cases to claim that the centers are entirely fake and that Somali immigrants largely avoid traditional employment, despite data showing their labor participation exceeds the state average. This narrative also overlooks clinical research indicating higher autism prevalence rates within the Somali-American population, which naturally increases program enrollment. Ultimately, the analysi ...