Posts claim Minnesota day cares donated $35M to political campaigns. Here's the real story

CLAIM: An image shared to social media in January 2026 accurately showed that Minnesota day cares had donated more than $35 million to political campaigns in the previous two years.

RATING: FALSE. On Jan. 1, 2026, an X user posted an image to the platform and claimed it showed day cares in Minnesota had donated more than $35 million to political campaigns in the previous two years. Social media users shared the image across platforms, with many tying the chart to recent reports detailing social services fraud in the state.