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Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

cfa employee explains the lemonade recipe tiktok

‘Man I ain’t never ordering lemonade again’: Chick-Fil-A worker shares restaurant’s lemonade recipe, sparking debate

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘TikTok got me messed up’: Chipotle worker calls out customer who ordered a money-saving meal of sides from TikTok hack

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill sign on building (l) Woman on bench eating burrito caption "LIFE HACK FOR WHEN UR HUNGRY AND A LIL BROKE Order a pinto bean (extra beans) and cheese burrito at Chipotle they charge it as 2 sides it's literally $1.94 and it slaps I order it even when I have $$$" (r)

TikToker shares ‘life hack’ on how to get a $2 burrito at Chipotle

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

Braden Bjella

Browser screen with caption "inputting common girl names until I find a discount code. And that's on influencer culture lol" (l) Discount code KATIE20 applied to order (r)

‘That’s on influencer culture’: TikToker inputs ‘common girl names’ to get discount codes when making online purchases

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

Tricia Crimmins

hand pressing washing machine buttons (l) open washing machine filling with water (c) insert card here slot (r)

‘Maybe if rent was affordable people wouldn’t be looking for hacks like this’: TikToker reveals trick to use public washer, dryer ‘for free,’ sparking debate

Roomba with computer mouse on string caption " When your boss requires you to be "active" online throughout the day" (l) Roomba with mouse on string(r)

Unclick

‘When your boss requires you to be active online throughout the day’: Man attaches work mouse to Roomba in viral TikTok

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

Laiken Neumann

young woman with toothpick in mouth and caption "it's come to my attention a lot of y'all don't know about this" (l) same young woman with caption "just wait please wait" (c) same young woman with caption "success! scam block is now turned on. to turn off dial #632#"

‘A lot of y’all don’t know about this’: TikToker shares alleged hack to block spam calls

plate of shrimp with glasses and caption "does anybody know why I get hot water everytime I go out to eat?"

‘Girl that’s how they clean them in the back just ask for plastic’: TikToker reveals she asks for hot water every time she eats out to clean utensils, sparking debate

hand with hospital wristband on arm taking packages of diapers from drawer and placing them in bag with caption "take all of the diapers and wipes they give you & always ask for more of everything! take it all! it's yours!"

‘They’re going to bill you for it even if you leave it so TAKE THAT STUFF’: TikToker shares ‘hospital hack’ in viral video

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

iced coffee with caption "trenta iced coffee that is dumped at the end of the night when Starbucks closes. If you ask we may give it to ya"

‘If you ask, we may give it to ya’: Starbucks worker reveals alleged ‘secret’ to getting free iced coffee in viral TikTok

young woman in chair with captions "Customer Service: Ma'am we're sorry you didn't recive your Amazon order, we'll issue you a refund" (l) "Me: Looks at my order" (c) young woman winking with same caption (r)

‘Be careful they banned my entire address for doing this’: TikToker admits to taking advantage of Amazon’s refund policy, sparking debate

photo of the texas roadhouse sign (l) photo of a woman talking to the camera (m) photo of a steak (r)

‘I tell everyone I serve at Roadhouse this hack’: Worker reveals money-saving menu ‘secret’ at Texas Roadhouse in viral TikTok

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

‘Use a travel pillow for additional storage’: TikToker shares hack to avoid paying for budget airline carry-ons

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.

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