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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Leonardo DiCaprio (l) P Diddy(r) There is text that says One Dumb Conspiracy in the bottom right corner in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

This fake shirtless photo of Leonardo DiCaprio at a Diddy party is driving QAnon wild

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

Expert calls out new homes for being built with ThermoPly.

‘Behind all those bricks is this’: Expert calls out new homes for being built with Thermo-Ply. Is it really as flimsy as he says?

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

Frebreze Car Freshner(l), Woman talking(c), Hand adjusting car freshner(r)

‘Stop buying these for your cars’: Walmart shopper warns against the Febreze Car Air Freshener, shares what to use instead

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking with text that says "$45 a hour at Walmart"(c), Walmart checkout area(r)

‘Walmart will fire you for that’: Woman reveals how she gets paid $45 an hour to work at Walmart

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Child holding present(l) Home Depot Store Front (c) Woman wearing green cap(r)

‘What could possibly be at Home Depot?’: Mom says children are demanding to shop for birthday presents at Home Depot. But for what?

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman orders clothes from Aritizia; Aritizia Bag

‘This is definitely FedEx’s fault’: Woman orders clothes from Aritzia. She can’t believe how they arrive

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘Why don’t they teach us this when we first started?’: Electrician shares electricity tip for homeowners

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

Stop & Shop storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Hand holding al fresco chicken sausage(r)

‘If you look closely at the ingredients’: Stop & Shop customer issues warning about brands like Al Fresco that label sausage as ‘100% chicken’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘How did they not catch this’: Wendy’s customer demands answers after noticing something unusual about advertisement for breakfast

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

3 panel image: the Geico logo, the Root logo, and the face of a woman explaining something in her car with her finger raised.

‘They tried to raise their policy rate by over $400. For one day’: Woman warns stay away from Geico, get Root instead. Is she onto something?

Woman decorating cake(l) Decorating pink Roses on cake(c) Woman sharing cake ordering experience on TikTok video(r)

‘I find a girl whose cakes I really appreciate’: Woman warns of these 5 red flags after hiring an independent baker for a catering job. She found her on Instagram

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‘Do they hate homeowners or just don’t care?’: Expert shows what a $560K newly constructed house really looks like

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Couple at self checkout(r)

‘The lines are long, down the store’: Walmart shopper says self-checkout is ‘officially’ no longer available to regular customers. Is the fee worth it?

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘What dollar tree is this!?! Mine doesn’t have Stila!?’: Shopper compares Dollar Tree to Sephora after finding these beauty dupes

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