{
  "dataset_name": "Minnesota Facebook Creators: 2026 Follower Rankings",
  "snapshot_date": "2026-09-17",
  "publisher": "Josh Liljenquist",
  "publisher_disclosure": "Josh Liljenquist publishes this website and is included in the ranking. The same Facebook-presence and Minnesota-eligibility rules are applied to every creator or creator group listed.",
  "methodology": {
    "ranking_unit": "One primary official Facebook creator presence per creator entity",
    "metric": "Publicly displayed Facebook followers",
    "eligible_presence_types": [
      "Facebook Page",
      "Facebook professional-mode or creator profile with a public follower count"
    ],
    "excluded_metrics": [
      "Page likes",
      "group members",
      "friends",
      "views",
      "reach",
      "engagement"
    ],
    "geography_rule": "Current Minnesota residence, creator base, or professional base supported by a current public source",
    "group_rule": "A shared or group Facebook audience is assigned once to the group entity and is not duplicated across members.",
    "rounding_rule": "Public-facing values are rounded for readability. The snapshot stores the reproducible public follower count where available.",
    "unresolved_rule": "Records without a sufficiently verified primary presence, public follower count, or current Minnesota qualification are listed separately and do not receive a rank."
  },
  "research_summary": {
    "candidates_researched": 63,
    "ranked_records": 17,
    "partially_verified_records": 10,
    "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
    "original_research_summary": {
      "current_minnesota_creator_entities_identified": 44
    }
  },
  "ranked_creators": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "name": "Josh Liljenquist",
      "slug_or_id": "josh-liljenquist",
      "known_for": "Community and philanthropy",
      "category": "Community/philanthropy",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Chaska, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_creator_base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/04/22/joshlilj-tiktok-park-ban-minnesota",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 10927495,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Josh Liljenquist",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/joshlilj1",
        "followers": 10927495,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Public Facebook metadata exposed an exact follower count on the verification date. Public prose rounds the volatile value to approximately 10.93 million.",
      "official_website": "https://joshliljenquist.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/joshlilj1",
        "https://joshliljenquist.com/josh-liljenquist-audience/"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "local_reporting",
      "minnesota_source_date": "2026-04-22",
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "name": "I Am Baker",
      "slug_or_id": "i-am-baker",
      "known_for": "Baking and recipes",
      "category": "Food",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current residence and creator-business base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://iambaker.net/author/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 8144275,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "I Am Baker",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/iambaker.net",
        "followers": 8144275,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [
        {
          "type": "Facebook Page",
          "name": "I Am Homesteader",
          "url": "https://www.facebook.com/iamhomesteader",
          "relationship": "separate Amanda Rettke project",
          "followers": 147238,
          "approximate": false,
          "included_in_ranking": false,
          "reason": "Primary-presence-only methodology excludes separate project audiences."
        }
      ],
      "account_notes": "Amanda Rettke's official author page states that she lives in Minnesota and identifies I Am Baker as her primary publishing identity.",
      "official_website": "https://iambaker.net/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/iambaker.net",
        "https://iambaker.net/author/"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "name": "Food Dolls",
      "slug_or_id": "food-dolls",
      "known_for": "Food and lifestyle",
      "category": "Food",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current group creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/food-dolls-cookbook-pretty-delicious-minnesota-alia-radwa-elkaffas-midwestern/601227680",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 6107788,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Food Dolls",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/fooddolls/",
        "followers": 6107788,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Ranked once as a creator-group entity; the shared audience is not assigned to either sister individually.",
      "official_website": "https://www.fooddolls.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/fooddolls/",
        "https://www.fooddolls.com/about/",
        "https://www.startribune.com/food-dolls-cookbook-pretty-delicious-minnesota-alia-radwa-elkaffas-midwestern/601227680"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "name": "The Chats Fam: Momchats and Dadchats",
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      "known_for": "Family and relationship comedy",
      "category": "Family/comedy",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Woodbury, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current residence and creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/dillon-white-suzanne-white-dadchats-momchats-influencers-woodbury-minnesota/601867584",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 2072007,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "The Chats Fam: Momchats and Dadchats",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/chatsfam",
        "followers": 2072007,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "The official account directories identify this as the only Facebook Page for the shared family entity. DadChats and MomChats are not ranked separately on Facebook.",
      "official_website": "https://linktr.ee/dadchats",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/chatsfam",
        "https://www.startribune.com/dillon-white-suzanne-white-dadchats-momchats-influencers-woodbury-minnesota/601867584"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "name": "CboysTV",
      "slug_or_id": "cboystv",
      "known_for": "Motorsports and entertainment",
      "category": "Entertainment",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Cormorant, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current group creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://linktr.ee/cboystv",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 1468239,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "CboysTV",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/cboystv/",
        "followers": 1468239,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Ranked once as the CboysTV group entity.",
      "official_website": "https://cboystv.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/cboystv/",
        "https://linktr.ee/cboystv"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "name": "Finding Cooper's Voice",
      "slug_or_id": "finding-cooper-s-voice",
      "known_for": "Family and disability advocacy",
      "category": "Family/education",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current family and creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://findingcoopersvoice.com/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 1284874,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Finding Cooper's Voice",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/findingcoopersvoice/",
        "followers": 1284874,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "The creator identity and advocacy project are represented by the same official primary presence.",
      "official_website": "https://findingcoopersvoice.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/findingcoopersvoice/",
        "https://findingcoopersvoice.com/"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "name": "That Midwestern Mom",
      "slug_or_id": "that-midwestern-mom",
      "known_for": "Food and comedy",
      "category": "Food/comedy",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Frazee, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current residence and creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/that-show-with-that-midwestern-mom-amber-estenson-debuts-new-talk-show-frazee/601846770",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 1242887,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "That Midwestern Mom",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/thatmidwesternmom",
        "followers": 1242887,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Program-specific or brand pages were not added to the primary creator presence.",
      "official_website": "https://www.thatshowwith.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/thatmidwesternmom",
        "https://www.thatshowwith.com/"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "name": "Pinch of Yum",
      "slug_or_id": "pinch-of-yum",
      "known_for": "Food and recipes",
      "category": "Food",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Saint Paul, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current creator-business base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://pinchofyum.com/about",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 1238636,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Pinch of Yum",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/pinchofyum/",
        "followers": 1238636,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Counted as the public creator-publisher entity, not as an individual member's audience.",
      "official_website": "https://pinchofyum.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/pinchofyum/",
        "https://pinchofyum.com/about"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "name": "Fit Foodie Finds",
      "slug_or_id": "fit-foodie-finds",
      "known_for": "Food, wellness and recipes",
      "category": "Food/lifestyle",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Twin Cities metro, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_professional_base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://fitfoodiefinds.com/about-2/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 1105977,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Fit Foodie Finds",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/FitFoodieFinds/",
        "followers": 1105977,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Official site and Facebook presence identify the Minneapolis-based creator brand.",
      "official_website": "https://fitfoodiefinds.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/FitFoodieFinds/",
        "https://fitfoodiefinds.com/about-2/"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "official_website",
      "minnesota_source_date": null,
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "geography_source_note": "The maintained first-party About page identifies a multi-partner business and Minnesota operations. Minneapolis and Fridley references support metro-level precision rather than one personal residence.",
      "entity_type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "name": "Squirmy and Grubs",
      "slug_or_id": "squirmy-and-grubs",
      "known_for": "Relationships and disability education",
      "category": "Family/education",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Minneapolis area, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_creator_base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.patreon.com/squirmyandgrubs/about",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 858161,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Squirmy and Grubs",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/squirmyandgrubs/",
        "followers": 858161,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Ranked as the shared creator entity.",
      "official_website": "https://squirmyandgrubs.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/squirmyandgrubs/",
        "https://www.patreon.com/squirmyandgrubs/about"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "official_profile",
      "minnesota_source_date": null,
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "geography_source_note": "The maintained profile showed a September 6, 2026 update; its Minneapolis-area biography is undated, not a new dated residence affirmation.",
      "entity_type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "name": "Millennial Farmer",
      "slug_or_id": "millennial-farmer",
      "known_for": "Agriculture and farm education",
      "category": "Farming/agriculture",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "West Central Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current farm and creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/11/millennial-farmer-zach-johnsons-youtube-channel-10year-anniversary",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 675914,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
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        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Millennial Farmer",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/MNMILLENNIALFARMER/",
        "followers": 675914,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "The official creator identity is tied to the Minnesota farm base.",
      "official_website": "https://www.mnmillennialfarmer.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/MNMILLENNIALFARMER/",
        "https://www.mnmillennialfarmer.com/"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "name": "Josie Lewis Art",
      "slug_or_id": "josie-lewis-art",
      "known_for": "Art and education",
      "category": "Art/education",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "St. Paul, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_professional_base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.startribune.com/josie-lewis-ryan-lucey-payne-avenue-st-paul/601867531",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 541979,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Josie Lewis Art",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/JosieLewisArt/",
        "followers": 541979,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Official artist Page used as the primary creator presence.",
      "official_website": "https://www.josielewis.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/JosieLewisArt/",
        "https://www.josielewis.com/"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "local_reporting",
      "minnesota_source_date": "2026-07-14",
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "name": "Larson Farms",
      "slug_or_id": "larson-farms",
      "known_for": "Farming and agriculture",
      "category": "Farming/agriculture",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Correll, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current farm and creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.larsonfarmsmn.com/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 382240,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Larson Farms",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/larson.farmscorrellmn/",
        "followers": 382240,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Official farm-creator Page linked from the Minnesota operation's website.",
      "official_website": "https://www.larsonfarmsmn.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/larson.farmscorrellmn/",
        "https://www.larsonfarmsmn.com/"
      ],
      "entity_type": "Organization"
    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "name": "A Farmgirl's Dabbles",
      "slug_or_id": "a-farmgirls-dabbles",
      "known_for": "Food and recipes",
      "category": "Food",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_creator_base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/rhubarb-101/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 343087,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "A Farmgirl's Dabbles",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/afarmgirlsdabbles/",
        "followers": 343087,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Facebook-specific food-creator discovery; current Minnesota base supported by the official publisher record.",
      "official_website": "https://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/afarmgirlsdabbles/",
        "https://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/rhubarb-101/"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "official_website",
      "minnesota_source_date": "2025-05-02",
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "name": "The Minimal Mom",
      "slug_or_id": "the-minimal-mom",
      "known_for": "Minimalism and home organization",
      "category": "Lifestyle/education",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Rural south-central Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_residence",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://www.theminimalmom.com/about",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 275152,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "The Minimal Mom",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/minimalmom",
        "followers": 275152,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Official creator Page used as the primary presence.",
      "official_website": "https://www.theminimalmom.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/minimalmom",
        "https://www.theminimalmom.com/about"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "official_biography",
      "minnesota_source_date": null,
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 16,
      "name": "Planet with Sara",
      "slug_or_id": "planet-with-sara",
      "known_for": "Travel and outdoors",
      "category": "Travel/outdoors",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current_creator_base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://planetwithsara.com/about-me/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-19",
      "facebook_followers": 50014,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
        "type": "Facebook Page",
        "name": "Planet with Sara",
        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/PlanetwithSara/",
        "followers": 50014,
        "approximate": false
      },
      "secondary_presences_reviewed": [],
      "account_notes": "Public Facebook metadata identifies the Minneapolis creator base.",
      "official_website": "https://planetwithsara.com/",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://planetwithsara.com/about-me/",
        "https://planetwithsara.com/"
      ],
      "minnesota_source_class": "official_biography",
      "minnesota_source_date": null,
      "geography_review_date": "2026-09-19",
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
      "rank": 17,
      "name": "Snake Discovery",
      "slug_or_id": "snake-discovery",
      "known_for": "Reptile education",
      "category": "Education/animals",
      "minnesota_status": "currently Minnesota-based",
      "minnesota_location_general": "Maplewood, Minnesota",
      "minnesota_qualification_type": "current professional and creator base",
      "minnesota_source_url": "https://snakediscovery.com/",
      "minnesota_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "facebook_followers": 29724,
      "facebook_approximate": false,
      "facebook_verified_date": "2026-09-17",
      "primary_presence": {
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        "name": "Snake Discovery",
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "An official primary Facebook creator presence and public follower count were not sufficiently verified.",
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      "geography_review_note": "Dated first-person Minnesota reporting and an undated attributed music-profile location do not meet the current-base confirmation gate.",
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    },
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "An official primary Facebook creator presence and public follower count were not sufficiently verified.",
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    },
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "An official primary Facebook creator presence and public follower count were not sufficiently verified.",
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      "geography_review_note": "The dated 2025 Minnesota relocation report does not establish a reviewed current base or a Twin Cities residence. Current-base confirmation remains pending.",
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    },
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    },
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "An official primary Facebook creator presence and public follower count were not sufficiently verified.",
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      "geography_review_note": "Minnesota origin and earlier connections do not sufficiently establish a current Minnesota base for this current-only cohort.",
      "entity_id": "lofe",
      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
    {
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "An official primary Facebook creator presence and public follower count were not sufficiently verified.",
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      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
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      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
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      "geography_review_note": "A public profile and Minnesota upbringing leave current Minnesota-base qualification unresolved; a shared channel is not proof of an individual geographic base.",
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    },
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "An official primary Facebook creator presence and public follower count were not sufficiently verified.",
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      "entity_type": "Person"
    },
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      "what_remains_unresolved": "The creator-team's current operating geography spans multiple states, so current Minnesota eligibility was not sufficiently resolved for the primary ranking.",
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    {
      "name": "Justin Flom",
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      "ranking_treatment": "Excluded from the current-Minnesota ranking."
    },
    {
      "name": "Jimmy Darts",
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      "ranking_treatment": "Excluded from the current-Minnesota ranking."
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    "note": "Current-eligibility holds affect numerical positions only. Existing partial, elsewhere and excluded research sections remain separate and do not establish current ranked eligibility."
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        "limitation": "The dated university event biography identifies a Minneapolis relationship. The earlier independent interview explicitly describes seasonal bases in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Together they support a non-exclusive Minnesota creator connection; neither supports exclusive year-round residence. Institutional hosting is not independent residence verification.",
        "effect_on_observed_audience": "None. Historical audience arrays, account values, observation dates and ranks are unchanged. A new comparable audience edition is required before reranking partial records."
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