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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories today are about: How a government agency’s TVs were hacked to play a fake video of Trump licking Elon Musk’s feet, a Delta passenger complaining about what TSA did to her food, a woman asking the internet for advice after calling off her engagement, and an explainer of the “accidentally became important at work” meme.

After that, we’ve got a behind-the-scenes look at CPAC, with our Investigations Editor Claire‘s “Reporter’s Notebook” column. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

FAKE
Government agency TVs hacked—to play AI video of Trump licking Musk’s feet

A video generated with artificial intelligence (AI) that shows President Donald Trump kissing the feet of Elon Musk played on Monday inside the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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VIRAL
‘This is so trifling’: Delta passenger gets home after flight. Then she sees what TSA did to her food

This airport situation is frankly quite disturbing and feels like a huge personal violation. What would you do in this situation?

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WTF
‘You escaped’: Woman calls off engagement after fiancé won’t stop saying she’ll ‘give him a baby’

A woman on Reddit says that she ended her engagement because her fiancé kept saying she’d “give him a baby” after she told him to stop.

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MEMES
The ‘accidentally became important at work’ meme of corporate dread, explained

The accidentally became important at work meme succinctly portrays the dread of being put in charge of assignments or projects at work. 

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By Claire Goforth
Investigations Editor

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Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

Your favorite sweet treats are about to get more expensive, but it’s not the sweets makers’ fault.

Before you jump on a generous deal on “pre-seasoned” meat at the grocery store, one shopper says you might want to consider why the product is on sale in the first place.

Viewers of this viral video are divided after a Starbucks barista revealed a new policy change for water. 

 Have you ever noticed that the McDonald’s Big Mac isn’t hot right after picking up your order?

A woman is going viral after sharing a little-known hack for Dawn dish soap.

From the Daily Dot archive: A background check company is secretly paying cops on TikTok to push its services.

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