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

Brooke Sjoberg

woman on tiktok calling for indentured servitude

‘You’re asking for slavery back’: Woman calls for undocumented immigrants to be indentured servants in viral TikTok

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘Corporations NEED TO DO BETTER’: TikToker exposes Walgreens for ripping the covers off unsold books

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

TikToker calls out Japanese club with Nazi theme

‘Who’s to blame?’: TikTok blasts nightclub’s Nazi theme

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

police detain Black man and TikToker steps in to tell the true story

‘I saw that’: TikToker confronts cops after they allegedly detain Black man instead of white man

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

Tricia Crimmins

A TikTok shows new surveillance technology at a Walmart.

‘Stop stealing from self-checkout’: TikToker says Walmart has new tech to catch customers stealing (updated)

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

Side by side of Cardi B and TikTok Creator Sam Hyun

‘It’s dehumanizing and othering’: Cardi B under fire for caricature of Korean accent

Milby high school students walk out after a sexual misconduct allegation against their assistant principle.

‘Looking is not OK’: Viral TikTok shows students protesting after principal allegedly ‘looked at’ student dancer changing clothes

In a viral TikTok, a woman surprises her long distance boyfriend to see he's in bed with another woman.

TikToker catches boyfriend allegedly cheating after flying 6 hours to visit him in viral TikTok

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

A sign (L), an online review (C), and a coffee cup (R).

‘Literal Karen’ organizes Karens on Facebook to boycott coffee shop over its anti-Karen sign, viral TikTok shows

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

A photo illustration of fists raised in protest against an orange background.

Black speaker says she was cut off by white organizers at abortion march

McDonald’s worker shares what they do when customer ‘demands’ fresh fries 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

‘This one is just cruel… Not funny at all’: TikToker slammed for putting on suit and ‘firing’ Walmart workers as prank

NYPD officer is seen dragging Andrew Gilbert across the platform and pushing him out through the emergency exit.

‘Absolutely inexcusable’: Unmasked cop in subway station throws out man who asked him to mask up

‘Where is your compassion?’: TikToker receives backlash for filming motel worker sleeping as guests wait to check-in

tiktok therapist sparks outrage with trauma dumping video

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