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Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

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Dog having his dna swabbed from his cheek (l) Paper about owners not picking up their dogs waste caption "THEY'RE DNA TESTING ALL DOGS WTF"

dog dna

‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

Woman in greenscreen video caption "actual photos from my move out inspection after I cleaned for 5 hours and the report they attached" (l) Red house with magnifying glass up to it with other white houses around (c) Screnshot of womans inspection claim "dirty: caption "they really trying to scam me" (r)

inspection scam

‘Goodbye $500 security deposit’: TikToker says landlord tried scamming her by deeming her clean apartment ‘dirty’ during move out inspection

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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Unclick

‘My Karen era has been unlocked and it’s working in my favor’: TikToker says negative review got her out of lease

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

TikTok No Stairs Apartment

‘They were definitely causing a fire hazard’: TikToker gets trapped in her apartment after complex removes staircase without notice

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

photo of a dirty sink and tampons (l) photo of woman putting up a post-it to go buy hemorrhoid cream (m) (r) photo of a note that says the apartment has a roach infestation

tiktoker outsmarts landlords tours

‘If you can’t get them in legal court, get them by being petty!’: Landlord gives tours of TikToker’s apartment without permission—so TikToker outsmarts them

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

doordash-order-from-apartment

‘If you Doordash from an apartment, f*ck you’: Driver explains why delivering to apartments can suck in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Tiktok garbage

‘Health code violation. You can break your lease without penalty’: TikToker’s video on window view she was promised vs. view she got goes viral

cold stone delivery

‘This ice cream has been here for a week’: TikToker raises concerns after neighbor leaves Cold Stone delivery on doorstep

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

man in red coat at building entrance (l) door with menu stuffed in the jamb (c) man in shirt pointing to menu in door jamb with caption "So we're eventually gonna need updates" (r)

no one lives here tiktok

‘No one on my floor has come in or out of their building in 3 days’: Viral TikTok of flyers left in apartment doors sparks theories

Cables connected to a powerstrip, running through an alley

Photos of apartment complex neighbors running cables from leasing office

‘The people protect the people’: Viral TikTok shows neighbors running cables from leasing office to everyone’s apartment in complex after power outage

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

tiktoker's apartment catches on fire, no fire alarms go off

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‘Check your smoke detectors people’: TikToker says fire alarms didn’t go off when his apartment caught on fire

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

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Influencer accuses Lisa Frank of stealing apartment design, says that’s why she’s getting evicted (updated)

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