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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

TJ Maxx items(l+r), TJ Maxx storefront(c)

‘You’ll start to see it on everything’: Woman goes shopping at T.J. Maxx. Then she notices the fine print

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

Instagram story(l), Woman in wheelchair(c), American Airline plane(r)

‘Another attendant who witnessed the interaction came over to me’: Woman says American Airlines destroyed her wheelchair. It was inside the cabin

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

Woman showing off laundry detergent(l+r), Washing machine(c)

‘They’re not lying to you’: Woman says laundry detergent companies ‘take advantage’ of the fact that customers don’t know how to do laundry

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.

Charlotte Colombo

This TikTok remix is very demure, very mindful

Costco(l), Tesla Cybertruck(c), Gas pump(r)

‘Why is bro in the gas line?’: Customer catches Cybertruck in line for gas at Costco

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

‘That HAS to violate some sort of labor law right?’: New worker discovers he has to pay $10 daily to park

‘Totally scammed’: Car wash quotes driver $800 to wash paint off Benz. She uses a Scrub Daddy instead

Mike Hadge

‘This is so scary’: Alicia Silverstone confirms she’s alive after scaring the internet by eating street fruit

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman talking holding two burgers(l+r), Applebee's(c)

‘For $6, who cares?’: Applebee’s customer shocked after ordering both adult and kids’ cheeseburgers

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Memes

Hair cracking is one viral TikTok trend best left alone

Woman talking(l+r), Someone drawing a tattoo(c)

‘Never trust someone who was on Ink Master’: Woman signs up for tattoo artist’s gift card promotion. It backfires (updated)

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

Braden Bjella

‘I didn’t know this was possible’: Woman tries to sell shoes on Marketplace. Then the buyer disables her Ring camera

House(l), Man working(c), Dirty Floorboards(r)

‘My beautiful first house became my worst nightmare’: Homeowner issues warning after discovering something beneath the floorboards

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman talking(l+r), American airlines planes(c)

‘I’m at $3,600 and counting’: Woman uses hack to try and get $15,000 in travel vouchers after American Airlines overbooked flight

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

TikTok