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Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Woman says salesman cold-called her about needing a new roof after he used ‘aerial imaging’ to scope her house

Salesman with Aerial View

‘That’s some intense research’: Woman says salesman cold-called her about needing a new roof after he used ‘aerial imaging’ to scope her house

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.

Alexandra Samuels

Woman says house inspector stole her Gucci diaper bag–and pretended he was innocent

Inspecter Stealing from house

‘I’m about to show y’all the footage’: Woman says house inspector stole her Gucci diaper bag—and pretended he was innocent

Originally from Texas, Douglas Lucas is based in Seattle. When not substitute teaching in public education, and not toiling away in marketing, he&#8217;s a freelance writer/journalist published at Foreign Policy, Vice, Salon, WhoWhatWhy, the Texas Observer, and several others.

Douglas Lucas

Silver Laptop(l), Donald Trump(c), Misty Hampton(r)

trump-silver-laptop-codefendent

EXCLUSIVE: A missing laptop could be key to prosecuting Trump. This rural Georgia county only recently admitted that it exists

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

TikToker Lexi Weinbaum says teen ‘friends’ tried to kill her

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Woman greenscreen tiktok over ex husband dating profile pointing to the name (l) Woman looking up to caption "who the blank did I marry?" (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over text messages man with bandages and eor hospital gown on in sent photo caption "He posted a picture from google!!" "Omg. He lied last year and said he had cancer." (r)

ex husband exposed for social

‘He told her he was a multi-millionaire who had homes all over the world’: 2 ex-wives expose their husband’s shocking cheating schemes—and disturbing criminal behavior

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

Brooke Sjoberg

car interior (l) man walking up driveway with caption "POV You pull up at midnight to steal back your car that someone stole and sold on OFFERUP for 27K" (c) hand revealing "Civic" logo on floormats in trunk (r)

pov stealing your car back tiktok

TikToker says someone sold her Mercedes-Benz on OfferUp for $27K after she rented it out on Turo

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

park enforcement member putting tickets on cars (l) person mixing car wash detergent in a bucket (m) person applying mixture to tire wheels (r)

park enforcement

‘Protect this person at all costs’: Man erases parking enforcement chalk from neighbors’ tires

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

Braden Bjella

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2nd time DUI lawyer

‘Bro unleashing supervillains’: Lawyer touts he got 2nd-time DUI offender off with no jail time, sparking debate

young woman in car with caption "Goes to the police station to retreive my lost phone" (l&c) glitched young woman in car with caption "gets arrested and charged with a felony" (r)

arrested for lost phone tiktok

TikToker says she was charged with a felony after going to the police station to retrieve her lost phone

young woman on Dr Phil show (l) same young woman with caption "Story time.. I'm trying to go through the important events that occurred but it's a lot. I'll try to give all the details I think are important." (r)

Angelique Cruz

‘My PTSD suffered more after this’: TikToker says friend tried to take her fetus—and Dr. Phil made things worse

Woman on livestream man face in corner caption "watch me expose a convicted kidnapper for trying to speak on bodily autonomy" (l) Wooden gavel and handcuffs on wooden table (c) Woman livestream holding laptop up with the man's mugshot caption "watch me expose a convicted kidnapper for trying to speak on bodily autonomy" (r)

convicted kidnapper

‘No wonder you have no regard for bodily autonomy’: TikToker exposes man as convicted kidnapper during their live-stream debate about abortion

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stalking coworker unsolved murder

‘I legit feared for my life that day’: TikToker says she connected her co-worker to an unsolved murder case

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Poshmark logo on red background (l) name brand luxury purse caption " this is a pretty effective scam because it takes the blame off of Poshmark and removes their incentive to help you" (r)

poshmark scam

TikToker exposes ‘most common’ Poshmark scam after her Chanel purse is marked ‘delivered’ but never arrives

woman pointing to man stealing from car (l) Man walking away from scene (r)

pumping gas

Unclick

‘Oof the victim blaming in these comments’: Man sneaks into TikToker’s car while she pumps gas—and she got shamed by viewers

A woman laughing (L) and a person in a ski mask (R).

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