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Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Chick-fil-A employees wearing portable rainproof units in drive-thru

‘They care about iPads with employees’: Customer claims Chick-fil-A cares about its workers because they are given weather pods, sparking debate (updated)

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

doordash driver with walgreens bag and receipt in lap, holding bag of skittles

‘This is what is causing the f*cking global warming, OK?’: DoorDash driver says customer just ordered one packet of Skittles in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

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

Tricia Crimmins

A phone (L) and a woman looking off camera (R).

‘He honestly put me through hell’: Viral TikToks show the everyday realities of domestic abuse

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

TikToker says mover locked roommate in truck

‘Don’t let moving companies scam you!’: Mover locks TikToker’s roommate in truck after refusing to release their belongings

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘I didn’t order the gratuity’: TikToker says customer demanded refund after leaving electronic tip, sparking debate

‘What if they’re short staff because of COVID’: TikToker on blast after posting apologetic voicemail from Dunkin’ manager who saw her leave when line was long

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

‘The crazy bread order really pushed him’: TikToker pranks uncle who’s a Little Caesars worker with huge drive-thru order in viral video

woman with caption "me swiping through tinder on a casual day" (l) tinder profile man with arms crossed and face digitally altered into a mosaic and bio WHITE LADIES ONLY (c) same man with "It's a match!" overlay

‘My 13th reason’: Black TikToker accidentally matches with guy whose bio says ‘WHITE LADIES ONLY’

Man being escorted out of a Marshalls by police.

‘I’ll beat the f*ck out of you’: Man threatens Marshalls workers, customers in viral 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

Three photos of pantry food strewn about in a kitchen

‘Girl CPS does not have a sense of humor’: TikToker claims they took food out of cabinets and fridge to ‘prank’ CPS, sparking debate

Three photos of a woman pouring lemonade mix into a vat and stirring it

‘I thought it was fresh’: Chick-fil-A worker shows how they make lemonade in viral TikTok

chipotle employee with caption "one guy handling 5 customers" (l) chipotle employee on break with caption "4 employees on break" (r)

‘Bad management. Someone didn’t properly schedule breaks for employees’: Viral TikTok of all but one Chipotle employee on break sparks 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

three photos of a customer dipping ramen noodles into a restaurant hot pot

‘Just eat at home’: Diners take own ramen noodles to hot pot restaurant in viral TikTok, sparking debate

A TikToker said her apartment management company wouldn't help her relocate after her apartment flooded.

‘This is still deemed inhabitable’: TikToker claims apartment management refused to relocate her after unit flooded

A TikTok states that heterosexual couples act like mother and son.

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