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Rebecca Redeker was The Daily Dot’s Fall 2024 FOIA Intern. She is a Journalism student, pursuing a minor in General Business at the University of Maryland. Rebecca has been published in The Greenbelt News Review, worked with The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and produced commercials in a team for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Rebecca Redeker

Illustration of the Walmart spark logo made up of caution tape.

Heatstroke and amputation: What OSHA reports reveal about Walmart’s worker safety

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

3 panel image showing scenes from a Walmart checkout. Text over: real ones know almost all great value items have hidden barcodes.

“Real ones know”: Walmart worker scans Great Value cheese, tater tots, and rice using hidden barcode trick

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

Braden Bjella

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“What is in the food that they are feeding us?”: Walmart shopper buys loaf of Great Value white bread. Then he performs a “test”

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“I’m about to show you how this works”: Walmart shopper finds Shark vacuum on “hidden clearance” for only $34

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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Walmart faces another round of boycotts in the wake of DEI rollback protests

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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“The future of retail”: Walmart eliminates 1,500 jobs to replace with AI

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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“Happened to me”: Walmart shopper goes through self-checkout. Then, a worker steps in and insists on scanning the items

2 panel image. Couple in car with ice cream sandwich box and caption that reads: "Real ice cream" on left. Walmart on right.

“Part of the agenda”: Walmart shoppers test theory that Great Value ice cream doesn’t melt

3 panel image showing shoppers at Walmart finding hidden deals and the exterior of a Walmart store with the logo on it.

“Since nobody cooks anymore”: Walmart shopper finds 36-inch, $296 Blackstone griddle on “hidden clearance”—for only $106

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Walmart warns that prices are about to go up—and soon

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Walmart is working on an AI assistant that would change shopping forever

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“I hope you asked for a refund”: Walmart shopper tries to order the viral cupcake bouquet. Here’s why she didn’t get what she ordered, according to a worker

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

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This AirPod theft scam spanned Walmart and Target locations in 21 states. Now the retail chains are banding together

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Walmart Logo, and people checking out items at the cashier

‘I unfortunately had to pony up the $6.99’: Walmart rolls out basket fee. What is it?

Two panel image. Bouquet of red roses next to yellow roses on left. Walmart on right.

Walmart