Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

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)

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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

Unclick

‘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.

Clara Wang

‘They are selling you guys cars with unreported accidents’: Former worker exposes Carvana for allegedly not inspecting damage in viral TikTok

‘I don’t want a female working on my car’: Karen refuses to be helped by a woman, demands male worker at car dealership

‘F*ck you, I have a Porsche’: Woman allegedly steals gas from TikToker

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

man yelling at woman post-car crash, man caught by tiktoker, man seemingly driving into woman

‘I got it on camera’: TikToker accuses man of purposely hitting a woman’s car in viral video

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Two panel image. Left panel shows white woman beside her white car. Right panel shows TikToker with braids holding her hand to her face.

‘They always say Black like it’s an insult’: TikToker says Karen nearly hit her car then called her ‘Black b*tch’

‘Everybody gangsta till somebody gets run over and killed’: YouTuber drives Tesla into building in viral video, sparking outrage

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

karen hitting man's car, man and karen assessing damage, man pointing out car damage

‘Lady, that’s going to be expensive’: Viral TikTok shows Karen backing into man’s new car, trying to deny responsibility (updated)

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Cars