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<p>Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.</p>


Rebekah Harding

2 panel image. Reddit post that reads: "In today's edition of things not to ask a flight attendant..." on left. Delta airplane on right.

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“How to get on the no fly list”: Delta passenger in seat 1B asks flight attendant a question. Then he gets reported as suspicious

2 panel image showing the e.l.f. logo and Hailey Bieber.

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“I think sales will drop now”: E.l.f. Beauty buys Hailey Bieber’s Rhode for $1 billion

Left; Orange Home Depot storefront Right; yellow and black DeWalt electric drill

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“I’m actually kind of impressed”: Ohio man allegedly poses as DeWalt sales rep. Then he tries to leave Home Depot with stolen tools

3 panel image of the original GAP commercial and 2 lip syncs on the sides.

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Why is everyone making fun of this Cher and Future Gap commercial 7 years after it came out?

2 panel image: on the left is an interior car door handle covered in duct tape. On the right is Lili Reinhart riding in the car. Text over: If you never see me again, show this to the police.

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“If you never see me again, show this to the police”: Lili Reinhart orders an Uber. Then she gets in, sees the door handles

2 Panel image of Arby's Logo and New menu item poster on window

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Arby’s announces new steak nuggets: “They need to go back to the drawing board with this one”

3 panel image showing images from @ariellelorre on TikTok's story about this event. Some of the example images are generated by AI.

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Podcaster’s likeness used for skincare ads on TikTok without her consent: “Dilutes my brand and affects the trust I’ve been building”

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“Super al dente”: The Will Smith eating spaghetti meme gets a high-resolution  upgrade with Google’s Veo 3. But why is it crunchy?

jason derulo posts rihanna chris brown image

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Jason Derulo’s official Facebook page posts AI image of Rihanna and Chris Brown together: “Stupid ragebait”

2 Panel image, Reddit caption and smashed cake

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Groom accidentally cuts bride’s upper lip while smashing cake in her face at wedding, leading to divorce

2 Panel image of Mr.Beast logo and Mr.Beast holding cake with Feastables snack

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“The oligarch of YouTube”: The internet reacts to reports of MrBeast becoming a billionaire

3 Panel Image of a male pilot and airplane taking off

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Pilot details mess at Newark airport, says there was a line of 26 planes taking off before him

2 Panel image of decorative mirror and melting clock

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“Like pressing undo on the universe”: Physicists confirm the existence of “time mirrors”

2 panel image showing the Zillow logo on a phone and a person standing in front of a home for sale sign.

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“Half the listings are now missing”: Zillow just changed its listing requirements

2 panel image of the Klarna logo on a phone and an AI-generated version of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

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Klarna customers aren’t paying off their loans. Company enlists AI-generated CEO to break the bad news