Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: President Biden sipping on an orange drink sparked conspiracy theories, how it is apparently hot rodent boyfriend summer, a DoorDasher catching a McDonald’s worker refusing a 13-sandwich order, and a fan theory that makes the case Aladdin takes place in a dystopian future.
After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the Week.”
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— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🟠 CONSPIRACY
Stimulants, Gatorade, or pandering? Biden’s orange beverage at Juneteenth celebration prompts myriad speculation
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is alleging that the only thing keeping Biden awake is his “mysterious orange drink,” which he was seen consuming in a video.
🌞 TRENDS
PSA: It’s hot rodent boyfriend summer y’all
Hot rodent boyfriends are the internet’s latest obsession.
🍔 VIRAL LABOR
‘So you’re gonna refuse your best sale of the night?’: DoorDash driver catches McDonald’s worker refusing her 13-sandwich order
A woman posted a viral TikTok after a McDonald’s worker refused to complete a 13-sandwich DoorDash order. Here’s what we know so far about the viral video.
🎬 POP CULTURE
Fan theory makes the case that Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ takes place in a dystopian future
A recently posted fan theory about the 1992 film has people online reeling.
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👑 Main Character of the Week
By Ramon Ramirez
Managing Editor
Main Character of the Week: Mom (allegedly) charged for school supplies her son broke
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🛏️ Bed bugs are far more common than one would like to think. That’s probably why this person’s trick for exposing bed bugs at a hotel is getting a lot of attention.
🚢 This expert says there is one cruise line you should never travel on.
🐶 A veterinary technician says Chewy is using this trick to steal your information.
🚰 Did this TikToker’s money go down the drain, or was she just being treated like any other customer? She claims that she was charged $1,200 to have her new sink hooked up to her house plumbing.
🐔 In a recent video, one person ran an experiment by weighing chicken breasts purchased from his local butcher shop, Walmart, and Perdue to identify any major differences.
🥗 A dad was able to feed his family of six with Olive Garden for $20. Here’s how.
📹 From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s how local governments are surveilling their workers.
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
This actually sounds good. 😂
