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Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘They could of at least edited my booty to look bigger’: Chick-fil-A worker mocks customer’s bad review after ending up in it

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

woman complaining (l) (r) barns & noble logo (m)

Barnes & Noble Café worker roasts customers who try to pay with Starbucks cards in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

‘Seems like he’s working and you’re on TikTok’: Manager tries to put Subway worker on blast for allegedly not working—it backfires

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

Laiken Neumann

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Starbucks worker publicly embarrasses customer who mobile-ordered coffee with tons of customizations, 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

young woman with caption "met him on a dating app and texted for 5 days.... wasn't feeling well and cancelled... then this happened" (l) text message that reads "when are your parents gonna be home? I'm not taking no for answer. You need this" (r)

‘Listen to your gut!!! He was completely normal before this’: TikToker shares increasingly threatening messages from man she met on dating app after she cancels

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

jetblue employee with caption "we have been stuck in the airport for the second day now.. No accurate updates! People have been sleeping in the floor! And we are yet to know when we will be home!" (l) jetBlue logo on plane (c) woman with caption "do not fly on JetBlue! Please help us! Repost! Tag JetBlue! We have been waiting for two days in the airport! Kids are sleeping in the floor!"

‘We have kids, we have jobs, and this is ridiculous’: TikToker says JetBlue left passengers stranded in airport for two days

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman climbing rock with caption "this is the most sexist thing that has ever happened while climbing. Don't be that guy."

‘Don’t be that guy’: Rock climber catches man making sexist comments about her strength in viral TikTok

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘We’re tired of it’: DoorDash driver warns restaurants about screenshot scam in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Cecilia Lenzen

woman parked sideways blocking gas pump with caption "what video deserves to go viral?"

‘The position of her car says everything’: Karen seemingly creates traffic jam after cutting TikToker off at gas station

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‘We really don’t have it’: Target worker asks customers to stop asking for Dave’s Killer Bread in viral TikTok

man in driver's seat with lights in rear window with caption "turn off orders when y'all close @wendys - they didn't believe DoorDash operated this late... not to mention I got $0 from DoorDash after all this - Hella cops pulled up on me at Wendy's, I tripped the alarm trying to pick up a DoorDash order" (l) wendy's sign (r)

‘I got $0 from DoorDash after all this’: DoorDash driver says cops thought he was trying to break into a Wendy’s

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

Rachel Kiley

young woman with caption "On my first date with this guy... He took me bowling" (l) young man at ball return with caption "he brought his own bowling ball and his own ball cleaner" (c) young man bowling with caption "someone send help im ab to leave. this is sad" (r)

‘I’m ab to leave. This is sad’: TikToker says man brought own bowling ball on date, sparking debate

woman handing coffees back into drive-thru window

‘Dunkin coffee either tastes like crack or river water’: Dunkin’ worker posts video of a ‘Karen’ unhappy with her drinks in the drive-thru, sparking debate

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‘What was the joke?’: White TikToker under fire for laying hair like edges, jokingly naming them ‘sticky bangs’

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