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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

young woman smiling with receipt and caption "putting a random room number at the hotel bar I'm at so I don't have to pay"

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‘Don’t order if ur not going to pay for it’: TikToker says she put random room number on check at hotel bar to get out of paying, 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

‘Chick-fil-A come get me’: Worker shares 3 menu secrets after quitting in viral TikTok

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

Child being placed in room through window with caption "I told her I got covid I can't get my kids... look what she did"

‘She probably know he lying’: Viral TikTok of woman sneaking child in through window after dad says he has COVID and can’t take care of them sparks debate

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

Laiken Neumann

young man in room on teleconference software with caption "watch me absolutely destroy this misogynist in my women in music class"

‘Not the teacher smiling the whole time while you casually annihilate the misogynist’: TikToker shuts down classmate who says that Beyoncé is not a good role model in ‘women in music’ class

‘Use a travel pillow for additional storage’: TikToker shares hack to avoid paying for budget airline carry-ons

‘Just now finding out they fried pasta’: Taco Bell worker shows how cinnamon twists are made in viral TikTok

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

‘Every employee can alter the price of any item up to $50 off’: TikToker shares alleged Home Depot ‘secret’ in viral video

TikToker says hack to getting ‘huge’ coffee from Starbucks for just $3 worked in viral video

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

‘This is how McDonald’s makes your filet in a rush’: Worker’s viral TikTok sparks debate about fish fillets

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 Walmart employees holding price scanners like guns.

Walmart workers allegedly fired after video of them using price scanners as guns in hip-hop parody goes viral, sparking debate

‘Mr. Karen’ berates Chipotle workers for allegedly prioritizing online orders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

McDonald's worker with order and caption "when customers ask for fresh nuggets" (l) deep fryer with caption "just re drop them" (c) man putting old nuggets in container with caption "good as fresh ones" (r)

McDonald’s worker reveals what he does to customers’ nuggets when they ask for fresh ones in viral TikTok

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

‘Folks don’t need to be overpaying for marketing’: TikToker says Costco liquor is the same as high-end brands, sparking debate

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

There was so much product in there. The total came out to $1248.