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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

baptist church member dresses up as muslim stereotype

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Viral TikTok shows white Baptist church member dressing up as ‘Muslim’ for Halloween festival

‘Get your employees to speak enough English’: Karen belittles employees at Vietnamese restaurant in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

A man allegedly called the Hugh Crew, a K-Pop dance group, communists.

‘We’re allowed to do whatever the f*ck we want’: Man calls K-pop dancers ‘communists,’ berates them for wearing masks

In a video posted on Reddit, a white man tells an Asian man to "go eat some fucking rice."

‘Go eat some f*cking rice’: Male Karen calls Asian driver and passenger slurs in viral video

In a TikTok, white high schoolers are seen kneeling while a song in Spanish plays at a homecoming dance.

‘So embarrassing for them’: TikTok shows white high schoolers kneeling during Mexican song at homecoming

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

woman shaking hands with Trump impersonator

Trump Jr.’s American Freedom Tour is a get-rich-quick seminar masquerading as a MAGA rally

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

‘I hate having you’: Customer films himself insulting McDonald’s employee in viral video

In a TikTok, a woman calls a mover a "monkey."

‘That was filled with hate’: Karen calls mover ‘monkey’ for parking next to her car in viral TikTok

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

man yells at passengers and flight crew on united airlines flight

‘Welcome to the no fly list’: Man kicked off United flight after threatening passengers and attendants in viral TikTok

‘This is horrible’: Indianapolis Colts player and influencer receive racist comments under Instagram photo from their wedding

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

‘This is what y’all serving the people?’: Popeyes serves customer moldy chicken sandwich in viral TikTok

‘Literally 1 out of every 5 calls’: Call center worker discusses verbal abuse from customers in viral TikToks

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

Brooke Sjoberg

tiktoker and hooters girl asking for a fair wage

‘You are the reason for their business’: Hooters worker demands fair wages in viral TikTok

tiktoker with slashed and destroyed coach bags

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