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Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Nobody will delivery to you. That's why food sits and your order gets cancelled.

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‘That’s why food sits and your order gets canceled’: DoorDash driver declines low-paying order in viral TikTok, sparking debate (updated)

Tricia Crimmins is a 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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‘Bro what?’: Customer orders 1 Fanta on DoorDash for $13 in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘This is what is causing the f*cking global warming, OK?’: DoorDash driver says customer just ordered one packet of Skittles in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

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

Laiken Neumann

people in car eating fast food with caption "When our customer only tipped $4 for a 30 min drive so we ate they order and telling dash support we ain't get it"

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‘When our customer only tipped $4’: DoorDash driver says they ate customer’s order after they left small tip in viral TikTok, sparking debate (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

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‘This is contaminated’: TikToker accuses DoorDash driver of eating part of her McDonald’s order (updated)

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I’m going to need you to calm down before I get your a** fired’: Dunkin’ worker curses out TikToker trying to pick up DoorDash order

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

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‘You just got very lucky’: TikToker picks up canceled DoorDash orders from Sonic for free

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

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

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Rachel Kiley

A man in a bathroom stall (L), cops outside a bathroom (C), and people looking into a McDonald's restaurant (R).

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‘I see things like this A LOT:’ DoorDasher’s video shows medical incident that delayed McDonald’s order

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

Braden Bjella

A woman delivering food (L), a woman hiding behind a bush (C), and a man shocked (R).

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‘I’m so scared’: Viral TikTok claims DoorDash driver watched customer for hours—it’s staged

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

TikToker shows section for DoorDash orders of people who don't tip

TikTok DoorDash no tip

‘Your order just sits there’: DoorDasher claims to show ‘whole section dedicated to people who don’t tip’ at McDonald’s, sparking debate (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

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‘This man charged us and followed us’: DoorDash driver chases TikToker around parking lot with his car (updated)

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Viral TikTok claims to show ‘no tippers section’ at Chipotle for DoorDash orders

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

Kahron Spearman

Taco Bell drive thru sign (l) person in car with caption "Taco Bell Employee Being Completely Unprofessional"

Taco Bell drive thru

‘Get out of my drive-thru’: Viral TikTok shows Taco Bell worker and DoorDash driver feuding, 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

A guy talking into camera (L) and a map (R).

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