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Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

‘I was endorsing a product that I’ve never used before’: Brands are using anything you post online in advertisements. Is that legal?

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Woman walking around walmart with text "They kicked me out of Walmart for scaring a secret shopper"(l+r), Walmart sign(c)

‘The way she’s creeping up’: Walmart customer says he was kicked out for doing this to a floorwalker

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Two panel design with a man looking frustrated, next to an image of a Custom Center

‘How are people so ungrateful?’: Retail worker begs customers to stop making returns

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Two panel design with a woman looking concerned as she speaks to the camera, next to an image of fog

‘It smells like plastic burning’: Woman shocked by air filter’s unprecedented reading. Then she issues warning about the fog

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera, next to an image of a Ulta beauty sign

‘So ethically wrong’: Ulta customer brags about receiving $130 worth of items for free through credit card sign-up. Viewers say not so fast

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Two panel design with a woman looking off to the side with text overlay reading "Just a dad at autozone with his 37 year old teenage daughter because she didn't...", next to an image of someone working on a car

‘Dealership wanted $500 for the 100K service’: Woman goes to AutoZone instead of getting tuneup. Viewers aren’t convinced she even needs that

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Two panel design with a man looking at the camera has he lays down, next to an image of a Advance Auto Parts store

‘Nah, amazon and rock auto is where I’m going’: Expert says go to Advance Auto Parts for tools now ‘before it’s too late.’ Is he right?

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

Toyota sign(l), Woman talking with text "reason #1032 why girls don't go to dealership's alone"(c), Mechanic working on car(r)

‘​​At least they told you’: Woman takes Toyota dealership for transmission fluid exchange. Then the workers make a terrible mistake and can’t promise it’s not going to break down

Rebecca Leib

Memes

‘I hurt my own feelings’—TikTokers are debating if they have ‘low income white girl eyes’ and ‘trailer park cheekbones’

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Two panel design with a woman in front of the camera, next to an image of a Temu bag

‘This is what I get for getting this from Temu’: Woman orders cheese grater off Temu. Then she tries it out

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘That’s the Inconvenience Package’: Man’s 2024 Toyota Tundra SR5 only has 500 miles. Why does it keep rebooting itself?

Two panel design with a close up shot of a Doritos Cool Ranch bag, next to a stack of chips

‘These look so depressing’: Man says Cool Ranch Doritos have changed. Did Frito-Lay implement a tweak?

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

‘The way I would have returned everything’: Shopper says he was sent to Costco jail for 20 minutes after worker makes mistake

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

Two panel design with text reading "Bro forgot it was a 2024" over a car, next to an image of a Ford sign

‘Lowkey nostalgic tho’: Man’s 2024 Ford truck makes unexpected noise when door opens. How could this have happened?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

TikTok

‘I was endorsing a product that I’ve never used before’: Brands are using anything you post online in advertisements. Is that legal?

‘The way she’s creeping up’: Walmart customer says he was kicked out for doing this to a floorwalker

‘How are people so ungrateful?’: Retail worker begs customers to stop making returns

‘It smells like plastic burning’: Woman shocked by air filter’s unprecedented reading. Then she issues warning about the fog

‘So ethically wrong’: Ulta customer brags about receiving $130 worth of items for free through credit card sign-up. Viewers say not so fast

‘Dealership wanted $500 for the 100K service’: Woman goes to AutoZone instead of getting tuneup. Viewers aren’t convinced she even needs that

‘Nah, amazon and rock auto is where I’m going’: Expert says go to Advance Auto Parts for tools now ‘before it’s too late.’ Is he right?

‘At least they told you’: Woman takes Toyota dealership for transmission fluid exchange. Then the workers make a terrible mistake and can’t promise it’s not going to break down

‘I hurt my own feelings’—TikTokers are debating if they have ‘low income white girl eyes’ and ‘trailer park cheekbones’

‘This is what I get for getting this from Temu’: Woman orders cheese grater off Temu. Then she tries it out

‘That’s the Inconvenience Package’: Man’s 2024 Toyota Tundra SR5 only has 500 miles. Why does it keep rebooting itself?

‘These look so depressing’: Man says Cool Ranch Doritos have changed. Did Frito-Lay implement a tweak?

‘The way I would have returned everything’: Shopper says he was sent to Costco jail for 20 minutes after worker makes mistake

‘Lowkey nostalgic tho’: Man’s 2024 Ford truck makes unexpected noise when door opens. How could this have happened?

How Tyrese Gibson crying over his daughter Shayla became a viral TikTok sound

TikTok

‘I was endorsing a product that I’ve never used before’: Brands are using anything you post online in advertisements. Is that legal?

‘The way she’s creeping up’: Walmart customer says he was kicked out for doing this to a floorwalker

‘How are people so ungrateful?’: Retail worker begs customers to stop making returns

‘It smells like plastic burning’: Woman shocked by air filter’s unprecedented reading. Then she issues warning about the fog

‘So ethically wrong’: Ulta customer brags about receiving $130 worth of items for free through credit card sign-up. Viewers say not so fast

‘Dealership wanted $500 for the 100K service’: Woman goes to AutoZone instead of getting tuneup. Viewers aren’t convinced she even needs that

‘Nah, amazon and rock auto is where I’m going’: Expert says go to Advance Auto Parts for tools now ‘before it’s too late.’ Is he right?

‘​​At least they told you’: Woman takes Toyota dealership for transmission fluid exchange. Then the workers make a terrible mistake and can’t promise it’s not going to break down

‘I hurt my own feelings’—TikTokers are debating if they have ‘low income white girl eyes’ and ‘trailer park cheekbones’

‘This is what I get for getting this from Temu’: Woman orders cheese grater off Temu. Then she tries it out

‘That’s the Inconvenience Package’: Man’s 2024 Toyota Tundra SR5 only has 500 miles. Why does it keep rebooting itself?

‘These look so depressing’: Man says Cool Ranch Doritos have changed. Did Frito-Lay implement a tweak?

‘The way I would have returned everything’: Shopper says he was sent to Costco jail for 20 minutes after worker makes mistake

‘Lowkey nostalgic tho’: Man’s 2024 Ford truck makes unexpected noise when door opens. How could this have happened?

How Tyrese Gibson crying over his daughter Shayla became a viral TikTok sound

‘At least they told you’: Woman takes Toyota dealership for transmission fluid exchange. Then the workers make a terrible mistake and can’t promise it’s not going to break down