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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

‘We are living in a world’: Understanding the viral TikTok trend that celebrates yapping

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Amazon Box(l) Mechanic sharing information on TikTok(c) Cadillac dealer sign(r)

‘This one was really painful’: Mechanic warns against buying car parts from Amazon after ‘nightmare’ repair on Cadillac

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

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‘How are you not going to even tell me first?!’: Woman undergoes surgery for endometriosis. Why did she wake up without an appendix?

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

Ai Advertisement for Ceramic Mugs(l) Woman sharing what she received when she purchased from an Ad(c) Ceramic Mug ariel view(r)

‘I bet it’s gonna be hard to get my money back’: Woman buys mineral mug. Then she realizes she was bamboozled

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

‘Anything 2022 and past is just not good’: Mechanic reveals why BMW, Jeep are always in the shop. But not everyone agrees

woman pouring Canada dry(l) Canada Dry with red background(r)

‘Aren’t CRANBERRIES red-ish?!’: Woman buys case of Canada Dry cranberry ginger ale. Then she pours out a glass

Girl sharing what she saw after she opened ice-cream(l) Ben And Jerry's sign(c) Ben and Jerrys Chocolate Fudge Brownie(r)

‘Why are you complaining?!’: Customer demands answers after opening Ben & Jerry’s brownie ice cream. But not everyone’s sympathetic

Email from Jiffy(l) Woman explaining what happened after she went to Jiffy(r)

‘THE GASLIGHTING’: Woman books Jiffy for simple home repair job. They give her the runaround—and charge her for their mistake

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

Woman sharing what happened when she opened a can of Cranberry(l) Ocean Spray Cran Berry(c) Woman holding can of ocean spray upside down(r)

‘I made homemade…I’ll never go back to canned’: Woman buys Ocean Spray cranberry sauce from H-E-B. Why does it look like that?

Woman sharing what happened when you shoplift at target(l) Target Store Sign(c) Woman shoplifting red shirt(r)

‘Let me tell you how messy Target is’: Expert exposes the real reason Target lets you steal

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

TikToker sharing information about Ford CEO driving a Xiaomi Car

‘We are so cooked’: Why is Ford’s CEO praising this Chinese EV?

woman sharing what she saw at Target(l) Target Store Front(c) Target Ice-cream isle(r)

‘Ohhhhhhh, that makes sense!’: Woman goes to Target ice cream aisle. Then she tries to buy sherbet

Man sharing which features to turn off from iOs 18(l) Person holding iPhone(r)

‘It’s killing my battery’: Expert issues warning on this setting you may want to turn off in iOS 18

Woman holding up Free People's Christmas ball(l) Free People Sign(r)

‘If they offered this for free it would still be too expensive’: Shopper buys Free People’s $8 ‘surprise ball.’ She can’t believe what’s inside

Rachel Joy Thomas is a music journalist, freelance writer, and hopeful author who resides in Austin, Texas.

Rachel Joy Thomas

Three panel design with a person holding a cup of dog food in one, a man talking at a mic with his hands in shrug motion, and a plastic container with dog food in the last panel

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