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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Top tier caucasity’: Karen barges into family’s home during Christmas party to complain about noise

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

dollar tree sign advertising $1.25 prices, bags and batteries, checkout screen

‘It’s a huge f*cking deal’: TikToker explains why Dollar Tree price increase hurts low-income customers

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 woman reacting to a TikToker's service dog.

‘You’re the Karen’: TikToker says woman was ‘about to Karen’ on his service dog, sparking debate about who was being a Karen (updated)

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

Hands placing small doll into coffin with keyboard top in front of monitor with avatar

The real-life stakes of faking your death online

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

Roblox figures at a casket with a funeral wreath and a banner reading "In loving memory"

Is your kid attending funerals on Roblox?

Grace Ferguson is a former public records intern for the Daily Dot. She has covered local news in the Boston area, and her political reporting for the Washington, D.C., bureau of Gray TV has appeared on local TV stations across the country.

Grace Ferguson

zombie hand coming out of grave, holding bitcoin

How a cryptocurrency fortune crippled a deceased billionaire’s estate

‘Please leave the worker alone’: Karen demands Jack in the Box worker give her name, sparking backlash on 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

‘Might as well close and go home’: Wendy’s worker complains about holiday understaffing in viral TikTok, sparking debate

eviction notice with incorrect rent receipts

‘Evicted over false advertising’: TikToker says landlord charged him incorrect amount of rent, then kicked him out

three photos of mcdonald's staff ignoring the viewer

‘Girl go home why are you bothering these kids’: TikToker films McDonald’s staff at drive-thru ignoring her, sparking debate

‘I seen something moving in my food’: Woman shows bug found in her Chipotle order in viral TikTok (updated)

In a viral TikTok, plates are seen strewn all over the floor of a restaurant kitchen after a worker quits.

‘That’s why we need to treat employees better’: Restaurant worker trashes kitchen before quitting, sparking debate on TikTok

‘Honk if you hate bullies’: Parents publicly punish child for bullying in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

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

three photos of a woman on an airplane, looking at the camera with a wry smile, hanging her head

‘We’re all stuck on the plane’: TikToker captures moment British Airways pilot receives positive COVID test

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.

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