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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

Woman pointing at mouthwash(l) TheraBreath mouth wash(c) Pouring Mouthwash(r)

‘The blue one ain’t never done me wrong’: Woman discovers shocking side-effect of using TheraBreath. Is it true?

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

three panel design with one showing the outside of a Starbucks, the middle is a person talking at the camera, she appears inside of her apartment, the final panel is of a woman looking at her phone while at a computer workspace.

‘I use that app literally every day’: Woman issues warning about linking your card on the Starbucks app. Here’s why (updated)

Opened and closed cans of food(l), Woman talking with can by her face(c), Top of can with expiration date(r)

‘With dents, dates don’t matter’: Shopper reveals trick to know which expired food is safe to eat

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Two panel design with one showing the inside of a washing machine with text "Moved into a new apartment so let's clean the washer", the 2nd panel is of a clean laundry room.

‘I literally gasped’: Woman decides to clean her washing machine. You won’t believe how dirty this part you never think of gets

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Three panel design with one shows a woman pointing to herself, middle panel is someone scooping up cooked rice, the 3rd panel is the same woman looking off to the side, she is still pointing at herself.

‘I don’t need this negativity’: Viewers torn after med school student warns against eating reheated rice

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

Filling up Glass cup with water(l) Man sharing warning about sink aerators(c) Sink Aerators(r)

‘All the water they were drinking was going directly through that’: Expert issues warning about sink aerators. Here’s why you should check yours out

Lemon Water(l) Chilis Restaurant(c) woman looking shocked(r)

‘You’re at a Chili’s’: Chili’s server issues PSA for customers who ask for lemon in their water

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Three Panel Image with image one showing a chic makeup mag on a counter top in a bathroom. The middle image features the woman from the TikTok, she has green make up on and is talking in the frame. The final image is a mag of makeup shot from overhead on a clean background.

‘It doesn’t matter if you buy directly from a seller’: Woman issues warning about Amazon after learning how they package products

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Three panel design with panel one showing a U-haul truch, panel three is a close up of the woman from TikTok who is talking about her experience, she has a bruised and cut face. The final image shows a steering wheel from a car.

‘For this very reason!’: Woman says you should always get U-Haul insurance for $28 after this ‘fiasco’ cost her ‘thousands’

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

Braden Bjella

Two Panel image showing a Walmart sign from outside of the store and in panel two a close up of a cupcake container with missing cupcakes.

‘$5.34 with 2 missing is crazy’: Shopper catches Walmart selling the cupcakes she returned 2 days before

Two panel image showing a Chevy grill with the logo as the focal point. The 2nd panel shows a close up of gears inside of a Chevy.

‘Look at what the starter’s doing’: Expert shows damage on 2018 Chevy Traverse—and warns why you shouldn’t trust cars that auto-start

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‘I am scared to open another book’: Reader issues warning to people who buy used books

Three panel design showing aisle 16 "Faucsets" from Home Depot store. The middle frame shows the Home Depot sign from outside, and the final frame is a close up of tubing of the home

‘Don’t do it!’: Home expert issues warning against pricey water heaters from Home Depot

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

3 panel image: side panels show a mother and daughter with the text, "want to have a good time" overlaid and "Ticketmaster, Oops this ticket transfer has already been accepted by another email address. Taylor Swift is in the middle.

‘I will never use their website again’: StubHub customer spends thousands on Taylor Swift concert tickets. Then she gets an error

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