Does a viral Craigslist post prove that owners of a Minnesota daycare accused of fraud attempted to hire child actors to imitate legitimate operations? No, that’s lacking enough evidence to prove it’s true: Anyone could have published an anonymous post on Craigslist. The scenario – a day care center spending $90,000 on actors, doesn’t appear to be likely due to inconsistencies.
The claim appeared in a now-deleted post (archived here) published on Craigslist on January 3, 2026. The headline began:
Daycare hiring child actors for 3 day contract (Ventura Village)…