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

Cecilia Lenzen

Mother blasts Popeyes manager for disrespecting her daughter in viral TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

A TikTok video shows that the volumes of large and regular sized cups at Taco Bell are similar.

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‘I feel cheated’: Viral TikTok allegedly exposes that regular and large drinks at Taco Bell are the same

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Found a whole family in my cereal’: TikToker finds mealworms in his new box of Frosted Mini Wheats (updated)

‘Everything about Wendy’s should be illegal’: Worker warns viewers to not eat the chili from Wendy’s in viral TikTok

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

Kahron Spearman

Gloved hand grabbing food item and throwing it in the trash with caption "cleaning out the pastry case"

Starbucks worker reveals what happens to food in the pastry case

TikToker jokes about sabotaging customer’s DoorDash order after they don’t tip, dividing viewers (updated)

Person placing bread on tray with captions "How the Bread is made" and "Olive Garden behind the scenes" (l) hand placing tray into over with caption "Place in oven for 3 mins" (c) hand painting butter on breadsticks with caption "Butter" (r)

Olive Garden worker reveals how breadsticks are made in viral TikTok

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.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Viral TikTok shows customer tipping Pizza Hut worker in a pizza slice instead of money, sparking debate

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

tiktok viral video walmart lemon cake starbucks

TikToker swears $1 iced lemon cake from Walmart tastes same as one from Starbucks (updated)

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

Three panel screenshot from TikTok of ex-Carl's Jr. worker reacting to Dunkin' employees throwing out an entire tray of donuts

‘I kept doing it’: Ex-Carl’s Jr. worker says manager threatened to fire him for leaving food out for homeless people

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

woman delivering food (l) woman taking photo of food (c) woman walking away with food (r) with caption "I ordered door dash this is what happened"

DoorDash driver caught taking photo of customer’s order to prove it was delivered—before taking off with the food (updated)

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

The tip on a $97.55 bill shows "No tip crew" and #whiteboysummer

2 men leave $0 tip, sign receipt ‘#whiteboysummer’

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

‘This is sad’: Viral video shows small child trying to intervene as mom gets punched, stomped on at Little Caesars

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

‘Karen’ throws food at Arby’s worker in drive-thru after being told roast beef is sold out

Michelle Brandabur is a former intern at the Daily Dot and a student at Boston University. Her work has been featured in the Somerville Journal, Capital Public Radio, and WTBU Radio.

Michelle Brandabur

Screenshots from a TikTok making pesto eggs

Food