Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: How Vice Presidential candidateĀ Tim Walzās dog somehow became part of a MAGA conspiracy theory, howĀ accidentally committing a crime at Ashley FurnitureĀ came back to haunt someone, a driver alleging thatĀ Enterprise Rent-a-Car tried to scam her, andĀ how the internet reactedĀ the rumored return ofĀ Ted LassoĀ for season four.Ā
After that, our Assistant Newsletter EditorĀ KiraĀ has a āDecoding Fandomā column for you.Ā
See you tomorrow!Ā
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ā” Today in Internet Culture
š¶ VIRAL POLITICS
Tim Walz petted a dog that wasnāt hisāand the far-right absolutely lost it
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D)Ā adopted a dog named Scout after getting elected. Scout is a black Labrador retriever and Walz frequently posts pictures of him on social media. That should be the end of the story,Ā but a post from a trip to the dog park sparked a fake controversy.
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šļø WTF
āA whole felonyā: Woman accidentally commits crime after shopping at Ashley Furniture. Hereās how to avoid making the same mistake
A woman went viral after revealing howĀ failing to payĀ for an Ashley Furniture couchĀ led to her unexpected arrest and a felony chargeĀ that haunted her for years.
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š SCAMS
āI no longer rent from that companyā: Driver warns against Enterprise Rent-a-Car after they allegedly tried to scam her
A woman says sheāsĀ never going to rent from Enterprise Rent-a-CarĀ againāor rent a car at all, for that matterāafterĀ alleging that the rental car chain tried to scam her.
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šŗ POP CULTURE
āBurn this project to the groundā: The internet reacts to the rumored return of āTed Lassoā for Season 4
TheĀ hit Apple showās resurgenceĀ hasĀ led to some mixed responsesĀ from the good folk of the Internet.
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ByĀ Kira Deshler
Assistant Newsletter Editor
Chappell Roan TikToks spark debate about toxic fan behaviorĀ
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
āļø Viewers areĀ trying to silence this TikTokerĀ after heĀ shared a gatekeep-worthy travel hack. The worried viewers say theĀ airlinesĀ will start to catch onĀ once his post goes viral.
š½ļø A TikToker posted a viral video revealingĀ what she hears poor people discuss at dinnerĀ vs.Ā what she hears rich people discuss at dinner. After explaining her reasoning,Ā viewers are divided.
šļø ThisĀ Crunch FitnessĀ customer went viral afterĀ detailing her less-than-ideal experienceĀ returning to theĀ gym.
š Chick-fil-AĀ has to come out and say itĀ amid viral misinformation: TheĀ waffle fries arenāt going away.
š» When youāre having aĀ great night at the barĀ and your social battery has run out, itĀ can be easy to walk out of the jointĀ without remembering to close your tab. But according to this bartender,Ā you may want to think twice about not closing yourself out.
š¦ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Here are the viral marketing campaignsĀ that helped shape the internetĀ as we know it.
š Question of the Day
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SHOULD FANS RESPECT THE ON-AND-OFF STAGE BOUNDARIES OF FAMOUS ARTISTS?Ā
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š¤³ Todayās Viral Video
Michael Keatonās process in creatingĀ Beetlejuice.