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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

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‘He didn’t pay the supplier’: Man realizes his contractor’s unpaid bills got a lien put on his house

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Repairman says try this trick when removing toxic asbestos from your home

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‘Do the investors have to disclose that there is asbestos?’: Expert says try this trick when removing toxic asbestos from your home

Woman shows trick for lowering your electric bill ‘without changing your life.’

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‘It will leech electricity and you’ll be charged for it’: Woman shows trick for lowering your electric bill ‘without changing your life’

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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‘How do people not know this?’: Real estate expert shares HVAC return reminder ‘you may NOT know as a homeowner’

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘They can film here any time they want’: Worker asks woman to move car. She can’t believe how much he offers

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

Woman’s sister buys new house. She’s shocked when she finds door in the closet

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‘I told her to padlock them’: Woman’s cousin buys new house. She’s shocked when she finds door in the closet—and opens it

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Homeowner finds leak in laundry room, discovers something even worse under the floorboards

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‘I would call the police ASAP’: Homeowner finds leak in laundry room, discovers something even worse under the floorboards

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‘They jumped the fence’: Homeowner says neighbors paid to have her trees cut down without permission

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

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‘Lennar homes are literally cardboard’: Homeowner warns against company building houses across the country, says it charges hidden fees

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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‘They couldn’t just knock on the door?’: Homeowner says HOA towed her car out of her own driveway

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‘The way it kept getting worse’: New homeowner loses access to his house right after buying it. He’s shocked when he finds out why

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

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Homeowner learns neighborhood’s HOA has been fake for 25 years

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