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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

Cobwebs and a black widow on Lululemon merchandise

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‘This is why you should clean your clothes after buying’: TikToker finds cobwebs, black widow on merchandise at Lululemon

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

Walgreens display case with perfume cutouts

‘All of our perfumes kept getting stolen’: Walgreens workers print out pictures of perfume bottles to display in viral TikTok

‘File a lawsoup’: TikToker finds sachet in her Campbell’s soup can (updated)

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Home Depot worker walking around the store after close

‘I was in the f*cking bathroom’: Home Depot employee gets locked inside store after closing in viral TikTok

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

‘This went through multiple people’: Worker shows ‘Be Colorblind’ stickers sold at Dollar Tree in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘It’s going up but nothing’s coming out’: TikToker says she was ‘scammed’ at ARCO gas station

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

young man standing in front of car with police officer (l) officer pointing to his left (c) officer standing on sidewalk (r) all with caption "why do soooo many cops not know the police and law. I see so many of these videos."

‘He swagged up to the scene and just started solving problems’: Cops allegedly refuse to give TikToker their badge numbers—so sergeant gives out everyone’s

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

manager writing up employee on a cake with caption "when your employee walks out during their shift cause they said you were being 'annoying' cause you asked them to clean something so you have to write them up. But they're still your favorite employee and don't want them to quit so you print their write up on a cake."

Dairy Queen manager uses cake to write-up worker for ‘walking out’ mid-shift, sparking debate

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

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

walmart steaks in an anti-theft cage (l) walmart logo on cart (r)

‘Holy sh*t. It’s come to this’: Viral TikTok shows steak locked up to prevent theft at Walmart

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

Cecilia Lenzen

hand giving thumbs-up to man in upper story of wooden/cardboard structure

‘#ThisIsAmerica’: Man waves from his 2-story ‘cardboard condo’ in viral TikTok

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Sensitive user data on popular ‘Freedom Convoy’ donation site still available, despite alleged fix

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

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