Investigative work that uncovers fraud, even when conducted by independent creators, is a crucial service that can trigger swift government action and accountability.

“I mean, no no video has ever created so much change in such a short period of time. Literally, millions, potentially billions of dollars could have been saved for that one video.”

Citizen journalism via long-form video content is uniquely effective at exposing the reality of societal issues that traditional media outlets neglect.

“There just isn't a way for a network news station or CNN to do that sort of work where you can sit down and spend 45 minutes looking at like the very real footage that you put out, which is awesome.”

The core responsibility of journalism is to gather primary evidence firsthand to allow the public to form unbiased conclusions.

“I think Nick is doing the most fundamental act of journalism for which he should be lauded and is correctly being lauded, which is just go knock on a door, right? And asked the most simple question in the most unbiased way.”

Government investigations into corruption are inherently complex and time-consuming, meaning they cannot provide the instant results some people demand.

“There's no button at the DOJ or DHS or any of these organizations. There's no fix everything button that like you can just press and immediately solve everything.”

Hasan Piker claims that legitimate fraud investigations into childcare should be conducted by professionals rather than through unverified YouTube videos.

“It kind of feels like that's how you are supposed to conduct journalism. That's real journalism and it's very different than what Nick was doing.”