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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

‘For an XLT??’: Expert says Ford F-150s are going for $56,000 with employee pricing. Here’s how you can get it

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 goes to Italy to be an au pair. Days later, she flees in the middle of the night

‘Still in shock’: Woman goes to Italy to be an au pair. Days later, she flees in the middle of the night (updated)

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Women shows hack which clog free toilet people should buy at Home Depot

‘It’s $199. It is worth it every time’: Expert goes to Home Depot. Then she shares why you should always go for the ‘golf ball toilet’

Mother buys medicine for her kids from target and notices something is wrong.

‘I’m so glad I went with my gut’: Target shopper gets brand-new children’s Advil bottle. Then she notices a big red flag

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

Main Character of the Week: The woman who showed us the cheaper way to fly

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Dawn Soap on Bottle(l) Woman shares fear of using dawn soap(r)

‘The rumors are true’: Woman says Dawn dish soap has ‘terrible’ ingredients that cause health problems. Is she right?

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

‘Ulta workers are way more rude’: Woman walks into interview for Sephora. Then the interviewer rejects her and asks if she wants to work at Kohl’s instead

Adorable French Bulldog in grassy field and purple flower petals(r) Vet shares experience with customer(r)

Woman brings French Bulldog in labor to vet. Then the vet tech realizes she’s a breeder and confronts her

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

Melody Heald

Man holding up pantene shampoo in store(l) Female hands hold shampoo bottle.(c) Man with long hair holding up TRESemmé shampoo(r)

‘You could not pay me to use popular shampoos’: Customers say Pantene and TRESemmé shampoos are some of the ‘worst’ with ‘trash’ ingredients. Then, they share what to use instead

‘CVT is always a gamble’: Man buys 2015 Honda Civic with 195,000 miles at online auction. Is it worth $7,000?

‘Is this your car?’: Woman takes her car to Walmart for an oil change. Then she catches a worker going through her glovebox

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image of people looking at camera.

Culture

Teen boys are peeing on each other’s hair to Creed now. That’s it, that’s the meme

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

3 panel image of horse memes on the side and a veil-covered Bjork in the middle.

Gen Z’s new moral compass is a horse that nods to Björk—and we’re all following him

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

Braden Bjella

‘54K is INSANE for a Kia’: Woman drives a 2024 Kia Telluride. Then she gets put off by this unprecedented feature

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

trump supporter shares on TikTok his disappointment with tariffs(l)(r) Trump smiling and pointing(r)

TikTok