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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘He played me’: TikToker says boyfriend suddenly blocked her, ghosted, and moved away

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

Tricia Crimmins

person getting 0 matches on tinder (l) photshopping a lottery card (m) person getting a bunch of matches on tinder (r)

‘This is why I gave up on dating apps’: TikToker photoshops lottery check to get Tinder matches

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

A tip calculator (L) and a Chili's sign (R).

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‘Something isn’t adding up Chili’s’: Customer shows how Chili’s tablet allegedly calculates tips differently in viral TikTok (updated)

‘Don’t do this’: P. F. Chang’s worker films customers who stayed an hour after close and ‘stiffed’ server on tip, sparking debate

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‘He was wrong, but you also were wrong’: Man slaps TikToker’s VR headset off his face after he was in middle of Target aisle, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘I went with him to Kay when I got it so I’m confused’: TikToker says she tried selling ring her ex got for her—and the jeweler said it was fake

chipotle worker (l) (r) chipotle logo (m)

‘THEY GET SO MAD IT’S SO FUNNY’: Chipotle worker flames customers who try to order quesadillas in person

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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‘I’m taking this out of your tips’: Boss sends restaurant worker security photos of her eating tiramisu, sparking debate

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

‘America at its finest’: TikToker says she won AirPods at college raffle—had to sell them to pay tuition

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

Woman taking an allegedly emaciated dog away.

‘She looks like she has never eaten’: TikToker allegedly stole an abused dog, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

A woman laughing (L) and a person in a ski mask (R).

‘Watch this video help solve the case’: Viral TikTok shows the moment alleged convenience store robbery begins

‘I’m getting too good at reacting to men’: TikToker claps back at catcaller in viral video

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

‘Normalize matching their energy’: Worker throws drink at drive-thru customer in viral TikTok

‘Always watching’: Walmart workers reveal how they can see customers in the parking lot in viral TikTok

‘You thought you were that important that I just wanted to record you?’: Customer puts Hooters waitress on blast after she thought he was recording her, sparking debate

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