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Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

Man outside caption "If I get one more high schooler to request my airbnb for their After Prom Party..." (l) Man outside capti0on "I'm gonna lose my mind" "It's funny because I've gotten like 10 requests" (c) Man outside caption " I'll host ANY EVENT Except an after prom party" "Maybe I'll just make it a bidding war" (r)

‘I’m gonna lose my mind’: Airbnb host slams high schoolers for prom after-parties in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

Updated pride flag in sky (l) Woman in house man climbing balcony caption "Man just climbed onto my second story balcony to cut my pride flag off with a razor blade like what? When I asked what he was doing he just handed it to me." (r)

‘I am a woman living alone’: Man allegedly climbs onto TikToker’s balcony with a razor blade to cut down her Pride flag

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

Brooke Sjoberg

gravity coffee co sign (l) drive thru menu with caption "do better Seattle! What the heck?! Am I missing something...." (r)

‘Am I being punked?’: TikToker puts shop on blast for charging $1 for no ice, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

Doctor at desk watching youtube video caption "not the doctor looking at a YouTube video on how to heal my cyst" (l) YouTube logo on paper held in hand on red background (c) Female patient at doctors making face caption "not the doctor looking at a YouTube video on how to heal my cyst" (r)

‘Got their MD at YouTube university’: TikToker allegedly catches her doctor looking up how to treat her cyst on YouTube

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Hotel room door from inside with peephole (l) Up close to peephole from outside of door (c) Interior of hotel room through peephole from outside of door (r)

‘What it’s like traveling as a woman’: TikToker discovers the inside of her hotel room can be seen through peephole

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

Cecilia Lenzen

people gathered in lobby with caption "Bach Party in Austin emergency evacuating our VRBO in the middle of the night cause we realized we were being set up to be robbed and/or worse when the doors didn't lock, alarm didn't respond, and Vrbo listing had been taken down :-)"

‘New fear unlocked’: Woman says she was set up to be robbed at party house rental during bachelorette trip in viral TikTok

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

young woman with dm conversations and caption "he replied saying he was actually impressed by the execution of a such a savage burn"

‘If you don’t have time to talk, why are you on this app?’: Woman slams Hinge match who only talked about himself in viral TikTok

man in drive-thru with caption "when you want sonic chili but they don't know how to ring it up Part 1" (l&r) sonic sign (c)

‘She was definitely panicking wondering how to ring it up’: Man orders just Sonic chili from drive-thru, sparking debate in viral TikTok

woman in front of photoset background with smiley faces obscuring child's face

TikToker says parents are selling swimsuit photos of 11-year-old daughter online

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

robber stealing expensive tech (l) Woman on beach caption "I went to Puerto Rico for my bday and my bf broke up with me and broke into my house and stole 13k and my brand new MacBook while I was gone" (r)

‘Girl…’: TikToker says ex-boyfriend broke into her home and stole $13K while she was on vacation

DoorDash worker on bike delivering food (l) TikTok video of doordash conversations with caption "POV: you found a way to get free food>>>" (r)

‘You scam bare minimum wage workers to get some free food’: Customer brags that they scam DoorDash to get ‘free food’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

young woman on Dr Phil show (l) same young woman with caption "Story time.. I'm trying to go through the important events that occurred but it's a lot. I'll try to give all the details I think are important." (r)

‘My PTSD suffered more after this’: TikToker says friend tried to take her fetus—and Dr. Phil made things worse

young woman with caption "I do not recommend working at Pinterest" (l) pinterest logo (c) same woman with caption "what is mobbing" and "what is workplace mobbing" with definition (r)

‘It’s just adult bullying, plain and simple’: Pinterest worker says she was ‘mobbed’ at her job in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Woman green screen video over computer receipt showing incorrect math (l) Woman annoyed expression (c) Woman over green screen tiktok of another wrong receipt (r)

TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

Woman on phone in airplane seat (l) Woman on plane flipping off camera upset caption "When you pay $5 for airplane wifi just to get in trouble by the attendant bc apparently you cannot video or go live while in the air" (r)

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