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The Daily Dot

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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Woman dines and is hospitalized by viral sushi restaurant in Seattle.

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‘If you have it be careful’: Woman dines at viral sushi restaurant. Then she’s hospitalized for a week

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.

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

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Alex Jones over phone that has Infowars on it

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Alex Jones fumes at online glee over InfoWars impending sale: ‘It’s going to blow up in your face’

Nick Fuentes furiously doxxed online following viral anti-abortion quip

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‘Your house, our choice’: Furious women dox Nick Fuentes after massive virality of new anti-abortion catchphrase

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Joe Biden actually bit 4 babies at a White House Halloween event—and the internet is hotly divided

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Hackers taunt Internet Archive in new breach as it reels from DDoS attack, data leak

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

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‘Bro bought a house’: Woman buys 2025 Toyota Camry for $0 down. Then she reveals how long she’ll be paying it off

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Liam Payne death videos blow up online—from fake news accounts passing off old footage

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‘Probably posting from Manhattan’: Caroline Calloway’s claim she survived Hurricane Milton draws scrutiny

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TikTok captivated by woman who found possible dead body after fearing her house was haunted (updated)

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‘We saw him spiraling’: TikToker’s old videos resurface after arrest following death of therapist

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

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‘Cake Cotton Candy you need to fix this’: Phoenix woman orders viral cake online. This isn’t what she expected

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‘Complete scam’: ‘Bridgerton’ Ball attendees flame janky event for raw chicken, lone pole dancer

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.

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