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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

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“Hard to beat”: The most romantic spot to fake a Valentine’s date this year is the local Dollar Tree

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Woman holding a large maple leaf in her car, her boyfriend is looking at her from the passenger seat. Right: Woman in a pink top holding a leaf, text overlay reads, "Trying the 'leaf test' on my boyfriend."

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“He deserves better”: The “leaf test” started as a parody, but TikTok somehow turned it real

Rebecca Leib

Left: Bare-faced Filipina girl looking into the camera under text reading, "turning myself into a historically accurate bebot." Right: Two women in full-face glam makeup doing the "bebot girl" TikTok trend.

What is a “bebot” girl? The TikTok beauty transformation trend, explained

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Man's tattooed hand scrunching a wet slice of bread in his fist in a sink. Man's tattooed hand running a slice of bread under the tap.

“What is going on?”: Man runs Sara Lee bread under the tap. Then it reacts like a sponge

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

3 panel: Left: AI-generated baby dancing in sunglasses. Middle: RHOBH star Lisa Rinna recreating the "Ai baby dance" on TikTok. Right: Woman recreating the AI baby dance on TikTok.

“Real will always win”: Humans are recreating the “AI baby dance” without using AI to prove a point

Left: Tweet reading "Young hoes cook everything on high." Right: Woman with lashes and nails pretending to cry, TikTok screenshot, text overlay reads, "me scrolling through all these young ho videos just to realize i really am a young ho."

“So girlhood”: The “young ho” TikTok trend is calling everyone out…gently

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“I got like hella money” has fully taken over as TikTok’s new favorite phrase—now the backlash has begun

3 panel: Left: 2 Japanese Cheesecakes. Middle: Woman looking into the camera holding a "Japanese cheesecake," visible red cherries, text overlay reads, "Make the viral Japanese cheesecake with me." Right: Woman holding a tub of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.

“So good”: TikTok is drooling over this massively viral two-ingredient “Japanese cheesecake”

3 Panel: Dark room, text overlay reads, "whatever that is, it's trying to mimic my ringtone." Middle: Woman with her nails in her mouth looking nervous, test overlay reads, "Mimic caught on camera." Right: Darkened wooden staircase descending, text overlay reads, "Mimic tryna mimic my ringtone."

“He is real”: TikTokers swear “mimics” are copying their ringtones in a creepy new trend

3 Panel: Left: Woman eating soup underneath text reading "You met me at a very Chinese time in my life." Middle: Chinese woman pointing into the camera looking into camera, text overlay reads, "tomorrow you are turning Chinese." Right: Woman in a red pajamas and a face mask, text overlay reads, "What my morning consists of since becoming Chinese."

TikTokers are “becoming Chinese” in the newest wellness trend. Here’s what that means

Women are posting their divorce glow-ups on TikTok as part of the “the divorce effect” trend

Woman looking ashamed with her head in her hands, text overlay reads, "I asked ChatGPT what the most ridiculous question I asked this year was."

Women are asking ChatGPT to reveal their most unhinged question of 2025 in a new TikTok trend

Left: Sabrina Carpenter in a "Late Night with Seth Meyers" crewneck, text overlay reads, "Come on Superman, say your stupid line." Right: Hailey Bieber in a car, close up of her face, text overlay reads, "Come on Superman, say your stupid line."

Celebrities joining the “come on Superman, say your stupid line” trend to drag themselves

Left: Woman in a blue running bra running a marathon, other runners behind her, text overlay reads, "In your 20s there will be a little voice that tells you to run a marathon it's VERY important that you listen to that little voice." Right: Couple kissing with mountains in the background, text overlay reads, "In your 20s someone will ask you to go to the Dolomites. It is very important you say yes."

TikTok’s “it’s very important” trend reminds you to trust your instincts, even when the moment feels small

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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