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Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘A hoe never gets cold’: Researchers put the Cardi B meme to the test

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

tiktoker alleges that neighbor killed her two dogs

‘He wanted to keep the bodies on his property as trophies’: TikToker says neighbor shot her dogs after they accidentally wandered onto his yard

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Cables connected to a powerstrip, running through an alley

‘The people protect the people’: Viral TikTok shows neighbors running cables from leasing office to everyone’s apartment in complex after power outage

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

‘All fast-food employees do this’: TikToker films Pizza Hut worker allegedly eating over customer’s food, sparking debate

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

‘I’m horrified beyond words’: Influencer poses at Holocaust Memorial, sparking outrage

‘There isn’t a labor shortage. There’s a cheap labor shortage’: Burger joint that pays $20 per hour sparks debate on TikTok

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Customers help clean understaffed Waffle House in viral TikTok

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‘Spent more time in line than shopping’: Viral TikTok of huge line at Walmart’s self-checkout after removing human cashiers sparks debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

McDonald’s worker reveals what they do when a customer asks for their drink to be filled up

Restaurant worker says she was fired after someone changed customer’s tip to her

‘Pulling some ableist sh*t’: Man accuses blind TikToker of faking condition in viral video

Aisha Hana, a Pakistani woman, is accused of Blackfishing and responds.

‘You only mistake me for white because white women have gone crazy with feature altering’: Pakistani TikToker goes viral for response to blackfishing allegations

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

young woman in bathrobe split screen with young woman eating in restaurant with captions "Hi. That's me singing." (l) and "Doing my best. Have a great day." (r)

Diner rolls eyes, makes faces while listening to waitress sing in viral TikTok—it backfires

woman holding a mirror with her feet so she can see her boyfriend looking at women in swimwear on his phone

‘What are you looking at?’: TikToker allegedly catches boyfriend looking at photos of women while lying about it

little girl in driver's seat of truck (l) girl running away in parking lot (c) inside center compartment in truck (r) all with caption "The time I came out of recoil and this little girl was in my car"

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