# @oneminutetours on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=tmlI7FoIhu0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34190694-oneminutetours-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-31T13:01:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** John O'Sullivan (@oneminutetours) — https://gondola.cc/oneminutetours

## Caption

Everybody loves the Minnesota State Fair. But that love has become so universal, so unchallenged, that it feels less like an opinion and more like a requirement.

The Fair brings in more than $70 million in just 11 days, yet it hasn’t faced a full state audit since 2011. Vendors hand over millions in commissions each year—sometimes literally in cash—through a plain, unmarked door on the fairgrounds. Local media, meanwhile, often stick to puff pieces and nostalgia, leaving serious questions unasked.

This video explores why.
 • Why does the Fair get to choose its own auditor?
 • How does the financial relationship with local news shape coverage?
 • And should Minnesotans be demanding the same scrutiny we’d give any billion-dollar business?

Do you think the Minnesota State Fair gets the scrutiny it deserves—or is joy reason enough to look away? Drop your thoughts below.

#Minnesota #StateFair #InvestigativeJournalism #HiddenMiddle
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One Minute Tours delivers tours of the cities we love. Launched by a John O'Sullivan, a decade+ veteran of the travel industry, these bite-sized takes make us all appreciate what makes our cities great.

John is the founder of walking tour company, which you can find at: https://oneminutetours.com/

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## Tags

minnesota, hiddenmiddle, statefair, investigativejournalism

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