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Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

three photos of a woman pouring a bottle of Dawn dish soap into another one

‘Walmart is not ripping me off’: TikToker fills Dawn dish soap up by taking from another bottle at Walmart, sparking debate

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘Karen’ freaks after TikToker tells her she prefers to camp alone

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

Cashier putting on personal protective equipment on at a Dollar Tree.

‘Corporate doesn’t see us as people with rights’: Dollar Tree worker says they weren’t allowed to deny service to COVID-positive customer in viral TikTok

‘We clean them everyday’: TikToker criticizes Starbucks for having dirty ovens, sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

‘This is so wrong… how do I do it bestie’: TikToker shares how she downloaded ex’s Snapchat data, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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Woman claims she accidentally got Red Lobster worker fired in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Very thankful that my booty was not his focus’: Gym TikToker thanks man for not staring at her butt while she does squats, sparking debate

man refilling drink with ice with caption "when a customer wants their drink filled up"

‘When a customer wants their drink filled up’: McDonald’s worker shares what they do to fill customers’ drinks, sparking debate

people in car eating fast food with caption "When our customer only tipped $4 for a 30 min drive so we ate they order and telling dash support we ain't get it"

‘When our customer only tipped $4’: DoorDash driver says they ate customer’s order after they left small tip in viral TikTok, sparking debate (updated)

A Trader Joe's sign artist shows how she paints a sign.

‘Every store actually has their own font’: Trader Joe’s sign maker shows how she makes price boards in viral TikTok

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Marking system used on Waffle House plates.

Waffle House worker shows ‘marking system’ cooks use to communicate orders in viral TikTok

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

‘He’s not a dog’: TikToker calls out adoption agency for Facebook ad about rehoming child

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘The sh*t we put up with’: Karen throws scooter at bar door, threatens bouncer after being turned away in viral TikTok

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

TikToker says Target Starbucks workers make more money for less work than corporate baristas, sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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