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

Kahron Spearman

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

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

Tricia Crimmins

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

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"

‘There’s Karens, and then there is Lil Debbies’: Viral TikTok of white child getting into Black man’s car without permission 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

‘Social media is a lie’: TikTok of couple celebrating their ’drama free’ relationship surfaces after man allegedly kills wife

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

Denise Bradley is exposing anti-Black content in 'white lives matter' groups on Facebook

‘I want them to feel uncomfortable’: Black influencer Aunt Karen is infiltrating ‘white lives matter’ groups to expose racism

‘I’d feel safer in the normal one’: Viral TikTok of women-only parking garage sparks debate

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

Tiktok of Black woman being questioned by police at a starbucks and being asked to leave #studyingwhileblack

‘#StudyingWhileBlack’: Starbucks employee calls police on Black TikToker because she wasn’t carrying vaccination card

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

‘This is violence’: Viral school assignment asks students to justify destroying Native Hawaiian burial ground

‘Shut up and give me my damn receipt’: Karen disrespects worker, gets banned from gas station in viral TikToks

A USC Frat house is covered in graffiti after allegations of sexual assault and drugging.

‘Don’t let them forget’: TikTok shows frat house covered in graffiti to protest allegations of spiked drinks, sexual assault

Two women (L), a man taking a selfie (C), and two women (R).

‘Videos like these aren’t f*cking jokes’: TikToker ranks girlfriend’s friends in viral prank video, sparking debate

A guy talking into camera (L) and a map (R).

‘741.1 miles for $9.25?’: DoorDash driver receives delivery request from 700 miles away, viral TikTok shows (updated)

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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