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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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Left; TikTok screen recording shows woman filming herself in Mcdonald's drive-thru from behind her car's steering wheel. Center; McDonald's drive-thru signage. Right; Woman looks into the camera with a stern face.

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“The entitlement is just wow!!!”: Woman goes to McDonald’s drive-thru. Then she confronts the worker after they didn’t say hi to her son

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

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Left; Popeyes fried chicken sitting under a heat lamp. Center; A woman looks stunned with the caption "Don't eat Popeyes they are being sued" written above her. Right; an orange Popeyes storefront.

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“Tore my stomach up”: Former supplier alleges Popeyes sold “unsafe” chicken stored in residential garages

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

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“I care about your health”: Wingstop worker publicly calls out regular who orders Wingstop 4 times a week

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“RIP Dave’s”: Fans are memorializing Dave’s Hot Chicken after Subway owner buys the chicken chain

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.

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“Actual nightmare scenarios”: Panera launches 3 months of unlimited Sip Club. But customers say they’re always out of drinks

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“I’m not celebrating until I see”: McDonald’s announces return of Snack Wrap. Here’s why customers aren’t celebrating—yet

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

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“All they wanted to offer me was coupon?!”: Woman opens up burger from Whataburger. Then she finds a blade in it

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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Arby’s announces new steak nuggets: “They need to go back to the drawing board with this one”

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

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“This might be 5 pounds”: P. Terry’s customer shows how to order secret menu item the “P. Scary”

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2 panel image: on the left a person explains and on the right is a typical McDonald's billboard that reads: 100% beef.

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“I was working on a project with McDonald’s…”: Advertising worker reveals why “made with 100% beef” isn’t what you think it means

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“Thought they was lyin”: Wendy’s worker teases new Takis sandwich after finding box in the back

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“They just wanna be able to say they got it”: In-N-Out order taker says people who order animal-style don’t really know what that means

Reddit post that reads: "Haven't seen anyone talk about this. Some new good changes on their way!" with a letter from In-N-Out corporate stating changes to their pink lemonade on left. In-N-Out sign on right.

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“We will be the first in the industry to serve this healthier option”: In-N-Out’s pink lemonade just underwent a major change

Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.

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Saudi Arabia greets Trump with a mobile McDonald’s like it’s a loyalty reward

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