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The Daily Dot

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

McDonald's worker with order and caption "when customers ask for fresh nuggets" (l) deep fryer with caption "just re drop them" (c) man putting old nuggets in container with caption "good as fresh ones" (r)

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McDonald’s worker reveals what he does to customers’ nuggets when they ask for fresh ones in viral TikTok

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

Man eating a deli sandwich at Raising Canes

‘Simp or king?’: Viral TikTok shows man eating deli sandwich at Raising Canes because he refused to try it for first time without girlfriend, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

A man pointing (L) and two men walking (R).

‘When 3 Mexicans get fired for no reason’: TikToker confronts construction boss who fired him in viral video

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

‘You Panera people really pay almost $6-$9 for this’: Panera worker prepares the soup in viral TikTok, sparking debate

jugs of pumpkin syrup with caption "it was a bloody pumpkin bath today @ work" (l) workers dumping syrup containers (c) garbage bags of empty syrup containers (r)

‘Why not just donate it? So wasteful’: Starbucks workers dump containers of pumpkin syrup in viral TikTok, sparking outrage

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Isn’t it illegal to display recipes like that?’: Starbucks worker shows how vanilla sweet cream is made in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

cat outside door (l) hand petting cat (c) cat in bathroom (r) all with caption "my neighbors left their cat outside in the cold so I let them in my apartment for a bit"

‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

‘I woulda quit’: Other workers marvel at UPS driver’s truck because there’s so many packages in it in viral TikTok

TikToker shares alleged ‘Amazon hack’ to getting order quicker in viral video

Former server says she used to add coupons to cash tables for bigger tips in viral TikTok.

‘If they actually paid servers then they wouldn’t have to hustle’: Server says she added coupons to cash tables after they paid so she could get bigger tips

‘I walked away with brand new candles’: TikToker says they exchanged empty candles for new ones at Bath & Body Works, sparking debate

Woman holding Chick-fil-A black card in driver's seat with caption "Every time I present my Chick Fil A Black Card" (l) a woman touching her hair in a restaurant with caption "Wait what is this" (c) chick fil a meal on a plate with caption "Wait what is this" (r)

‘What does it feel like being God’s favorite‘: TikToker explains how to get Chick-fil-A black card in viral TikTok

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

Bartender shows 6 straight receipts from same night without tip in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘Soda machine be broken EVRRYDAY’: McDonald’s workers pour Coca-Cola out of plastic bottle in viral TikTok

‘Find something better to do with your life’: ‘Drunk aunt’s’ prank call on McDonald’s worker on Christmas sparks debate

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