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Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Author says BookTok influencer scammed him out of $600

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‘I’m super pissed off’: Author says BookTok influencer scammed him out of $600. He’s not alone

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

Woman says restaurant owner invited her to preview his new menu. Then he made her a stranger offer

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‘What restaurant in Austin?’: Woman says owner invited her to preview his new menu. Then he made a strange offer

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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‘People send that guy money to help people’: Target shopper catches influencer ‘blessing’ a customer with money. There’s just one problem

Mike Hadge

Drew Afualo spent the weekend destroying her haters on X

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‘Only one of us is mad’: Drew Afualo spent the weekend destroying her haters on X

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Controversial TikToker Haley Baylee called out after hopping on traumatic ‘storytime’ trend

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

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Everything you need to know about Brooke Schofield

Woman says brand sent her a smart scale. She never gave them her address

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‘I never agreed to this’: Woman says brand sent her a smart scale. She never gave them her address

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

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‘I ended up in the hospital’: Woman says she burned her esophagus following wellness influencer’s recipe

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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A YouTuber with 1 million followers charged for shooting fireworks from a helicopter at a Lamborghini

Teen says man lured her to his house for a 'collab.' She catches him in a lie on the way there

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‘Just come over’: Teen says man invited her to his house for a ‘collab.’ Here’s why that ‘weirded’ her out

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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‘Pretending that it was their mansion’: Host says influencer pretended to live at his Airbnb so he could sell his online business courses

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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Anti-feminist influencer’s non-existent ministry hijacked to share pro-abortion Minions memes

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‘All the influencers ate them up’: People think the influencers are outdoing the celebrities at the Met Gala

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‘He was really in the trenches’: Viewers slam popular influencer for scamming small artist out of $20

Influencer ditches Revolve after party event after they split up those with 1 million+ followers and those below 1 million

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‘Black Mirror vibes’: Exclusive after-party splits up those with 1 million-plus followers and those below 1 million

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