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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Little too close?’: TikToker shares clip of boyfriend and her best friend dancing together in viral video, sparking debate

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

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‘It’s the single chair for me’: TikToker shows what her fiancé bought for new shared apartment, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘My ovaries just turned to stone’: Woman calls out Hinge match for rude voice message in viral TikTok

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

Laiken Neumann

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1 dollar less for vday every time fiancee yells

‘Now her gift limit is $40’: TikToker deducted $1 from his fiancée’s Valentine’s Day gift fund every time she yelled at him, sparking debate

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

Cecilia Lenzen

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Man wears shoe inserts that make him taller on date after lying about his height, sparking debate

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.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘It’s such an icky feeling when you see that stuff’: TikToker finds women’s toiletries, second toothbrush in Tinder date’s apartment (updated)

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‘You can go ahead and put some Bailey’s in her coffee’: Beverage cart girl says man tried to spike his date’s drink while golfing

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‘This would be my villain origin story’: Uber driver says she got a ride request from her ‘man’ and another woman

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

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‘That attention-seeking ish is an immediate no’: Woman rejects man who asked her out ‘in front of 120 students’ in viral TikTok

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

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‘The dangers of infidelity’: Woman throws boyfriend’s TV, PS5 out window after finding out he cheated in viral TikTok

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‘The audacity’: TikToker calls out man for requesting $4 via Apple Pay after saying he’d pay for their coffee date

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‘U were late and then you asked the staff to switch you tables and then u spilled a drink?’: TikToker says Bumble date accused her of ‘causing a scene,’ sparking debate

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‘I’m cutting ur sh*t’: AT&T worker allegedly shut off ex’s service after she exposed his cheating in viral TikTok

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‘My 13th reason’: Black TikToker accidentally matches with guy whose bio says ‘WHITE LADIES ONLY’

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