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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘She is correct’: Ex-airline worker says this is the only consistent, true way to get cheap flights anytime

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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Southwest Airlines customer says not to fly airline because it’s a ‘scam’

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

American Airlines customer says major change is coming to the airline soon

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‘The rest are probably going to follow’: American Airlines customer says major change is coming to the airline soon

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

Braden Bjella

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‘The lack of self control is actually astonishing’: Woman gets caught vaping on plane, says she didn’t mean to

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Expert shares which airlines don't use Boeing 747s amid recent accidents/emergency landings

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‘I would just fly Spirit’: Woman shares which airlines don’t use Boeing 747 Max amid recent flight incidents

Traveler catches American Airlines serving drinks to first class after denying economy

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‘This is why we have curtains’: Traveler catches American Airlines serving drinks to first class after denying economy

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘That’s my commute to work’: Taylor Swift called out for taking 28-mile flight, sending cease and desist to private jet tracker

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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‘You lucky it’s locked’: United Airlines worker finds passenger’s iPad left on the plane. She left a video for them

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‘Meanwhile I crack my iPhone dropping it from the couch to the carpet’: Man finds phone that fell 16,000 feet out of Alaska Airlines flight that lost door plug mid-flight

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