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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

‘Dairy Queen charges 50 cents per sauce package’: Burger King customers ask for extra sauces at the drive-thru. Then a worker steps in

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

Natasha Dubash

Man takling(l), Laundry coming out of dryer(r)

‘It’s a lifesaver’: Man says you’ve been taking your laundry out of the dryer wrong. Here’s the little-known trick to do it right

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Photo of a T-Mobile store exterior; Screenshot from @sste.ph's Tiktok of a T-Mobile employee cleaning an IPad screen.

‘He said it was free’: T-Mobile customer agrees to ‘free’ screen protector on iPad. Then she sees what the worker charged her

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

Woman eating food(l), Woman with laser on eye(r)

’This would drive me insane’: Woman gets LASIK surgery. She didn’t expect this little-known side effect for the rest of her life

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Screenshot of Tiktok user @the1vinnyc; Screenshot from @the1vinnyc's Tiktok with her hand hovering over a loaf of Sara Lee bread.

Woman uses ‘real bread’ trick to test Sara Lee, Great Value, Nature’s Own, Sunbeam, Wonder bread in the store. Here’s what passed

Photo of an American Airlines plane; Screenshot from Tiktok user @andreanotfromtrinidad with the Caption "Do better, @AmericanAirlines".

‘Do better, American Airlines’: Customer spends $5,000 on first-class ticket to Honolulu. Then she sees her seat

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

‘I thought it was just me’: Woman says Dawn Platinum soap made her sick. And she can taste ‘leftover’ soap on her dishes

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Split Image. ER nurse explaining things they wouldn't do with text over that reads: "Things I would never do as an ER nurse" on left. Nurse in gloves holding hand of a patient on right.

‘Things I would never do as an ER nurse’: Health expert shares the 1 car she would never own

‘You don’t wanna eat that’: Woman orders Hello Fresh meals. Then she sees what her 3 options are

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

Braden Bjella

Person's new GMC Denali getting towed on left. GMC logo on car on right.

Driver buys brand new GMC Denali in 2022. It has only 33,000 miles—but already sounds like this

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Screenshot of Tiktok user @astheworldturns1; Photo of a woman's hand closing venetian blinds.

‘I don’t trust blinds whatsoever’: Woman says you might be twisting your blinds the wrong way. Then she reveals why it’s a problem

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

3 panel image: on the left a person talks into their phone, in the middle 2 people stand in the center aisle of a completely empty airplane, and in the right the same 2 people sit in the cockpit of the plane.

Culture

‘The announcements were the best part’: Two friends get a rare Southwest flight all to themselves

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

Gruesome POV TikToks of horrific tragedies are the latest get-rich-quick AI scheme

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

‘Look how bad they want us in the air’: Woman checks flight prices. Uh, why are they so low?

Rebecca Leib

Woman spraying herself with glitter and text "going on a first date bc i'm at the age where they could be married (married men HATE glitter"(l), Glitter make up(r)

TikTok