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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 walking across a street wearing a jersey that says "Are You 18?"

‘Why would you wear something like this?’: Man flamed for ‘Are You 18?’ shirt on TikTok

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

Kahron Spearman

‘Like what is she recording? He’s literally just chilling’: Nosy Karen films Black man who is on his iPad

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

young woman with caption "when a large table is rude to you, runs you back and forth, and keeps asking for sh*t" (L) woman pressing "Large Party/Auto Grat (20%)" button on screen (R)

Server reveals what she does to large tables that are ‘rude’ and ‘keep asking for sh*t’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I am ghosting’: Woman shares video of ‘red flag’ when date is dropping her off at home

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

Tricia Crimmins

A TikTok shows a Verizon Wireless employee speaking with a customer about slavery and human trafficking over the phone.

‘What she did was inappropriate’: Black TikToker records Verizon Wireless employee’s unprompted rant about slavery

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

Cecilia Lenzen

examples of what used needles look like, harm reduction advocate, misleading tiktok showing a toilet paper roll

Viral TikTok claims people are cleaning ‘drug needles’ in public toilet rolls, but a harm reduction advocate says it’s a harmful myth (updated)

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

‘I don’t think that’s how it works’: TikToker gives a negative tip due to bad service, dividing viewers

‘I gave y’all ten years of my life’: Southwest Airlines employee delivers impassioned quitting speech in viral TikTok

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

‘Still don’t have a curtain rod’: Guy gets roasted for misogynistic TikToks

In a TikTok, a white woman allegedly left her son in the car on a hot day.

‘This little boy was f*cking hot as sh*t and crying’: TikToker shames woman for allegedly leaving her kid in hot car

Comedian Jenny Zigrino was approached by a man while performing and uploaded footage of the interaction to TikTok.

‘Who knows what he could have done’: Man charges TikToker during her comedy set (updated)

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

‘Can’t simply listen to music without being in danger’: TikToker gives PSA about earphones after frightening encounter with man

‘They threw a fit and left without paying’: Group argues with Red Robin waitress in viral TikTok, allegedly makes her cry

Kiana Parker and a witness discuss that viral Chet Hanks video—and what happened off-screen

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Video shows customer yelling at Walgreens manager

Culture

‘Why would you wear something like this?’: Man flamed for ‘Are You 18?’ shirt on TikTok

‘Like what is she recording? He’s literally just chilling’: Nosy Karen films Black man who is on his iPad

Server reveals what she does to large tables that are ‘rude’ and ‘keep asking for sh*t’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘I am ghosting’: Woman shares video of ‘red flag’ when date is dropping her off at home

‘What she did was inappropriate’: Black TikToker records Verizon Wireless employee’s unprompted rant about slavery

Viral TikTok claims people are cleaning ‘drug needles’ in public toilet rolls, but a harm reduction advocate says it’s a harmful myth (updated)

‘I don’t think that’s how it works’: TikToker gives a negative tip due to bad service, dividing viewers

‘I gave y’all ten years of my life’: Southwest Airlines employee delivers impassioned quitting speech in viral TikTok

‘Still don’t have a curtain rod’: Guy gets roasted for misogynistic TikToks

‘This little boy was fcking hot as sht and crying’: TikToker shames woman for allegedly leaving her kid in hot car

‘Who knows what he could have done’: Man charges TikToker during her comedy set (updated)

‘Can’t simply listen to music without being in danger’: TikToker gives PSA about earphones after frightening encounter with man

‘They threw a fit and left without paying’: Group argues with Red Robin waitress in viral TikTok, allegedly makes her cry

Kiana Parker and a witness discuss that viral Chet Hanks video—and what happened off-screen

‘Fcking btch’: TikTok video shows Karen demanding to speak with Walgreens manager—while speaking with managers

Culture

‘Why would you wear something like this?’: Man flamed for ‘Are You 18?’ shirt on TikTok

‘Like what is she recording? He’s literally just chilling’: Nosy Karen films Black man who is on his iPad

Server reveals what she does to large tables that are ‘rude’ and ‘keep asking for sh*t’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘I am ghosting’: Woman shares video of ‘red flag’ when date is dropping her off at home

‘What she did was inappropriate’: Black TikToker records Verizon Wireless employee’s unprompted rant about slavery

Viral TikTok claims people are cleaning ‘drug needles’ in public toilet rolls, but a harm reduction advocate says it’s a harmful myth (updated)

‘I don’t think that’s how it works’: TikToker gives a negative tip due to bad service, dividing viewers

‘I gave y’all ten years of my life’: Southwest Airlines employee delivers impassioned quitting speech in viral TikTok

‘Still don’t have a curtain rod’: Guy gets roasted for misogynistic TikToks

‘This little boy was f*cking hot as sh*t and crying’: TikToker shames woman for allegedly leaving her kid in hot car

‘Who knows what he could have done’: Man charges TikToker during her comedy set (updated)

‘Can’t simply listen to music without being in danger’: TikToker gives PSA about earphones after frightening encounter with man

‘They threw a fit and left without paying’: Group argues with Red Robin waitress in viral TikTok, allegedly makes her cry

Kiana Parker and a witness discuss that viral Chet Hanks video—and what happened off-screen

‘F*cking b*tch’: TikTok video shows Karen demanding to speak with Walgreens manager—while speaking with managers

‘This little boy was fcking hot as sht and crying’: TikToker shames woman for allegedly leaving her kid in hot car

‘Fcking btch’: TikTok video shows Karen demanding to speak with Walgreens manager—while speaking with managers