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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

3 panel image: On the sides a person is talking in their car with the words, "RANT, My 2025 Ram 1500 is a LEMON. Anyone else??" In the middle is

‘It has broken down on me twice’: Driver buys 2025 Dodge Ram 1500. Why has she had to bring it to the shop 3 times?

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Memes

Haggord, the PS1 Hagrid meme, explained

Image of a person wearing a hooded sweatshirt with their arms crossed in a cocky pose. The text "Hackerman" over them.

Where is the Hackerman meme from?

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘Imma ask for a Birkin’: USPS customer shares how you can get free Christmas gifts

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘There was no one else in the line’: Woman says she was ‘scolded’ by worker in the Starbucks drive-thru over common ordering practice

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

donald trump, elon musk, jack smith, merrick garland, russia flag, america flag carried by eagle raised fists, x logo, blue sky logo and cloud backdrop

Bluesky is about to get Russiagated

Hand holding Walmart doll with text that sounds "When the Walmart employee lets you buy the Wicked Doll that's not supposed to be sold"(l), Woman talking(c), Walmart storefront(r)

‘That will be worth $ one day’: Walmart shoppers try to buy ‘recalled’ ‘Wicked’ Glinda doll. The worker lets them

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

Three panel design with a woman looking happy and eating a cinnamon roll, the middle panel is the Cinnabon logo, and the last panel is a woman with curly hair looking at the camera.

‘I’m gonna act like I didn’t hear this‘: Woman reveals the truth about Cinnabon’s Center of the Roll

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘I ended up on the phone with this guy’: Woman sells her car on Facebook Marketplace. Now she’s issuing a new ‘scam’ warning

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Clayton homes sign(l), Woman talking(c), Kitchen(r)

‘The Kia of homes’: Homeowner warns against Clayton Homes after her kitchen starts ‘falling apart’ a few years in

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

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‘This happened to me at Texas Roadhouse’: Cheddar’s customers find something unexpected in their restaurant booth. What is that?

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

Alaskan Cod(l) Aldi Sign(c) Wild Caught flounder bag in store(r)

‘And once the tariffs hit it will be $18.99’: Woman shops Alaskan-caught frozen cod at Aldi. Then she notices something unexpected on the bag

McDonald's Drivethru sign(l), Man talking(c), Drive thru worker passing mcdonald's bags through window(r)

‘That’s wrong but I like it’: Woman flips-off man at McDonald’s drive-thru. Then he gets revenge

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Three panel design with a sign of an Acura logo sign in one, a man talking into a mic in the middle with the work "safety" overlaid on the image, and the last image is of a Honda sign.

‘We got Honda not being reliable anymore before GTA6’: Expert says Honda is being investigated. Here’s why—and what cars are affected

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

Target sign(l), Woman talking(c), Wicked doll(r)

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