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

Tricia Crimmins

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‘People really wanna be us’: Chinese influencer puts on blackface makeup in viral video

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘All fast-food employees do this’: TikToker films Pizza Hut worker allegedly eating over customer’s food, sparking debate

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Facebook said he was the worst kind of conspiracy spreader—why is he still pushing QAnon on it?

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

Kahron Spearman

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‘I’m horrified beyond words’: Influencer poses at Holocaust Memorial, sparking outrage

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘There isn’t a labor shortage. There’s a cheap labor shortage’: Burger joint that pays $20 per hour sparks debate on TikTok

‘I can’t afford to replace it’: Teacher writes heartbreaking message to person who stole her calculator in viral TikTok

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Who knows what she’s gonna say?’: Karen refuses to move car for truck driver, complains to his company in viral TikTok

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

‘It’s actually so frustrating’: TikToker shares what it’s like having a QAnon parent in viral video

‘You’re gonna get charged with assault’: Karen harasses delivery man over his parking, throws his phone in viral TikTok

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‘HIGHLY unnecessary’: Viral TikTok allegedly shows mom calling ambulance for baby after goat bit his finger, dividing viewers

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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‘These very nice people just walked into my f*cking room’: Hotel double books bride-to-be’s room in viral TikTok

‘A little bit of gay erasure’: TikToker calls out Kidz Bop for removing gay references in cover of Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’

A TikToker found hamsters by a PetSmart dumpster.

‘Just found a box of f*cking hamsters’: TikToker says she found live animals abandoned in PetSmart dumpster

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

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‘Who talks to others like that?’: Video of TikToker’s mom freaking out over hotel mix-up sparks debate over whether she’s a Karen

A woman on her porch (L), a man talking onto a porch (C), and a man putting gloves on (R).

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