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

Audra Schroeder

woman upset speaking outside in parking lot (l) car being towed caption "Stolen car update I was told it was a bunch of people who called this towing company to verify my story was real. How could you think... I get it ig." (c) woman upset speaking outside in parking lot (r)

‘Why is that even a trend’: Woman’s viral TikTok about stolen Hyundai highlights the ‘Kia boyz’ challenge

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Shell electric recharging station (l) man holding on to car trunk (c) Electric Vehicle energy information screen with battery at 35% (r)

‘I would have ordered DoorDash that’s how much my pettiness would’ve kicked in’: ‘Karen’ gets mad at woman for using charging station until electric car is at 100%

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

Man working holding phone to ear speaking caption "Why I hate my job Pt. 2" (l) man speaking into phone working making sarcastic face caption "Why I hate my job Pt. 2.5" (c) man speaking into phone working shocked expression caption "Why I hate my job Pt. 3" (r)

‘Reservations mean nothing’: Worker offers Enterprise customer Chevy Malibu when she allegedly reserved an SUV

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

man in car with captions "we rented the cheapest Turo in LA" (l) "every time we turned the steering wheel it honked and people would stare" (c) "also sometimes it just did it on its own" (r)

‘Cheapest Turo in LA’: TikToker claims Turo car rental honked every time they turned the wheel

car interior (l) man walking up driveway with caption "POV You pull up at midnight to steal back your car that someone stole and sold on OFFERUP for 27K" (c) hand revealing "Civic" logo on floormats in trunk (r)

TikToker says someone sold her Mercedes-Benz on OfferUp for $27K after she rented it out on Turo

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

‘I don’t know how this thing stopped at all’: Mechanic says his Lyft driver’s car had no brakes (updated)

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

‘Is this legit?’: TikToker says he was pulled over and issued a citation for driving at a ‘safe speed’ (Updated)

shocked woman watches water pour into her car while in car wash

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‘I mean, did you specify outside car wash only?’: TikToker’s car starts flooding while she’s in car wash

Gray car in garage (l) Police siren lights (c) Same car with police writing on it (r)

‘Aren’t we supposed to be able to see them easily?’: TikToker shows ‘ghost’ cop car, sparking debate

parking lot underneath van caption " Someone decided to help themselves to the gas out of my work van since gas prices are so high" (l) Gas can being filled by hole drilled in fuel tank (c) Van in parking lot caption " End up costing 2,000$ to repair + 1,700$ in van rental fees" (r)

‘Since gas prices are so high’: TikToker allegedly catches someone stealing their gas through bottom of car

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 says bad car from Carvana led to permanent kidney damage

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

young woman with 2014 Honda Civic Coupe listing in background and captions "How I found my ex on tinder" (l) "Was in denial. Nah that can't be..." (c) a man with his face obscured in a tinder profile (r)

TikToker finds out her boyfriend is on Tinder after he sent her screenshot of car

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.

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