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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

A TikToker documented their experience hiding during an active shooter attack at the mall in which they work.

‘Mall workers need hazard pay’: Viral TikTok shows Claire’s worker hiding after active shooter fires in mall

A TikToker asks followers if they think her hamsters are dead or just hibernating.

‘Why you need to do your research before getting an animal’: TikToker debates whether hamsters are dead or hibernating, sparking debate

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.

Moises Mendez II

‘Someone like this shouldn’t be allowed to protect the community’: Man allegedly tried to fight kid at football game, flex that’s he’s a cop

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

‘People care way too much about their jobs’: Viral TikTok of worker refusing to give customer sugar cookie because she’s older than 12 sparks debate

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

Laiken Neumann

Starbucks worker's TikTok about customers who order caramel syrup in caramel macchiatos sparks debate. Employee sings along to audio in green Starbucks apron.

‘It’s not caramel karens’: Starbucks worker’s TikTok about customers who order caramel syrup in caramel macchiatos sparks debate

Man criticizes cleanliness of Chipotle in viral TikTok, shows spilled ingredients and employee cutting a large amount of meat.

‘If you got a problem fill out an application’: Customer tries to shame ‘disgusting’ Chipotle workers in viral TikTok, 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

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‘As a former employee, they were old’: TikToker’s viral video about the snacks at T.J. Maxx sparks debate

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

Hand holding busted package with CD, caption "When the post office Destroys your signed Taylor Swift album that you payed five hundred dollars ($500) for and refused to refund you even though you had insurance"

TikToker says USPS refused to pay her for damaging insured $500 signed Taylor Swift album

A woman says that she purchased an item from Walmart and it wasn't in the box.

‘$300 + $100 of accessories down the drain’: TikToker buys Cricut from Walmart, discovers it’s actually box filled with trash (updated)

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

tiktoker shows a covid rapid test and a colon disease test

‘We rather give a bad replacement than a refund’: TikToker shows ‘similar item’ Instacart used to replace out-of-stock COVID test

‘That’s dangerous’: TikToker shows Apple Watch screen detaching and viewers warn it could cause injury

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

‘Trying to just save lives’: In-N-Out workers block allegedly intoxicated drivers from leaving parking lot in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘It leaves a big opportunity to screw over the driver’: Delivery driver explains ‘tip baiting’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘Just use real plus-size women’: Plus-size model reveals she’s asked to use parts of a ‘fat suit’ for work in viral TikTok

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.

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