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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: A viral video showingĀ chaos ensuing at a Panera drive-thru, Avril Lavigne finallyĀ addressing the clone replacement conspiracy theory about her, why the internet canā€™t stop talking about the ā€œFour Seasons Baby,ā€ and Trumpā€™s social media company admitting that if people stop being interested in the former presidentĀ the company will die off.Ā 

After that, our Senior Politics and Technology EditorĀ DavidĀ has a ā€œDeplatformedā€ column for you.Ā 

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See you tomorrow!Ā 

ā€” A.W.Ā 


āš” Today in internet culture

šŸš™ CAUGHT ON CAMERA
ā€˜But whereā€™s the car supposed to go?ā€™: Viewers defend Panera customer who canā€™t figure out drive-thru, causes havoc

A driverā€™sĀ mishap in a Panera Bread drive-thruĀ was caught on camera, and peopleĀ have a lot of thoughts about it.Ā 

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šŸ‘„ CONSPIRACY
Avril Lavigne finally addresses clone replacement conspiracy

For those unfamiliar, in 2011 a Brazilian fan site theorized that Melissa Vandella, an actress Lavigne hadĀ allegedly hired to deal with the paparazziĀ for her, hadĀ replaced her in 2003Ā after the starletā€™s mysterious so-called death.

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šŸ‘¶ VIRAL
ā€˜That baby is fully sentientā€™: The internet canā€™t stop talking about the ā€˜Four Seasons Babyā€™

The latestĀ TikTok sensationĀ hasĀ everyone rethinking babies.

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šŸ’¬ TECH
Truth Social admits people losing interest in Trump could kill the site

If peopleĀ arenā€™t interestedĀ in Trumpā€™s post anymore,Ā the companyā€™s toast, they say.

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šŸš‰ Deplatformed

ByĀ David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

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šŸ’‡ AĀ hair salon customerĀ posted a viral TikTok in her car afterĀ paying $300 for a highlight appointment. She says the stylistĀ tried to charge $40 to dry her hair.

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šŸØ Apparently there is aĀ hotel in Las Vegas that you shouldnā€™t stay in, at least according toĀ this one warning that went viral.Ā 

šŸš˜ In a viral video, aĀ mechanic shared his picksĀ forĀ car brandsĀ that have become ā€œmoney pits.ā€

šŸ— Murmurs ofĀ how Chick-fil-A customers can nab free sandwichesĀ from the restaurant haveĀ been circulating the internetĀ for quite some time.

šŸ•¶ļø A woman issuedĀ a warningĀ afterĀ wearing Amazon sunglassesĀ andĀ experiencing yellow dots in eye. She says she later learnedĀ she may have permanently damaged her eyes.

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šŸ›ļø PerennialĀ DoorDash usersĀ mayā€™ve found a way to cure their addiction to ordering through the application so much: having theĀ same driver call them out for multiple orders on the same day.

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šŸ‘‹ Before you go

After gettingĀ a letter in the mail, this wife finds out thatĀ her husband may have a 13-year-old child neither of them knew about. Viewers are at theĀ edge of their seats, waiting toĀ know the truth.

In a now-viral TikTok, Danielle Dewmt (@mrs.dwmt) saysĀ her husband received a letter in the mailĀ from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) asking ifĀ he can care for a child that needs a new home.

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ā€œIā€™m pretty confident they donā€™t just send these letters to just anyone,ā€ Dewmt says. ā€œIā€™m pretty sure you have to be on a list or like somehow related to the child. We donā€™t know who the child is. They provided the childā€™s name and date of birth. So, by our calculations, the child is 13, and it would [have] made my husband 24 years old when the child was born.ā€

ā€œDo I have a child?ā€ Dewmtā€™s husband says toward the end of the video, most likely with some humor,Ā as the camera shows his alarmed face and Dewmtā€™s laugh.

Woman gets government letter asking her to take in a child sheā€™s never met.
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