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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

McDonald's app customer says you can always get free food if you’re struggling to make it to payday

McDonalds App Finesse

‘Learn how to finesse it’: McDonald’s app customer says you can always get free food if you’re struggling to make it to payday

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

McDonald’s expert shares where you can buy McDonald’s French fries

McDonalds Fries

‘Beef tallow!’: McDonald’s expert shares how to make classic McDonald’s French fries at home

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

McDonald's building with sign (l) Mc Donald's drive thru screen showing total with caption "What is going on with McDonald's prices" (c) McDonald's worker holding bag of food (r)

mcdonalds 3 items tiktok

‘I can’t afford McDonald’s anymore’: Customers slam McDonald’s prices after paying almost $25 for 3 items

Man talking to camera(l+r), McDonald's burgers on top of box(c)

mcdonalds-big-mac-sauce-dupe

Former McDonald’s chef says this Great Value dupe is ‘almost identical’ to Big Mac sauce

Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

mcdonalds ad

McDonald’s ad has some feeling nostalgic and others accusing it of representing a whitewashed version of family life

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

Braden Bjella

mcnugget meltdown

‘Grown man crying over some nuggets’: Viewers divided over McDonald’s customer’s demand that the workers fix his order

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Former McDonald's corporate chef says Great Value cheese tastes identical to McDonald's cheese

McDonalds Cheese

Former McDonald’s corporate chef says Great Value cheese tastes identical to McDonald’s cheese

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

McDonalds POS training

Think you could be a cashier? There’s a game for that—the McDonald’s POS Training Simulator

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

mcdonalds potatoes

‘They use some modified atmosphere storage’: Former McDonald’s corporate chef addresses pesticides-on-potatoes rumors

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Woman holding cracked iPhone; hand holding iPhone with McDonalds M logo

McCheap

‘Y’all wanna know how cheap McDonald’s is?’: McDonald’s manager buys new iPhone. She can’t afford a new SIM card

person showing Caramel Popcorn McFlurry with just ice cream and several pieces of popcorn on top

mcdonalds popcorn ice cream fail

‘I just got absolutely bamboozled by McDonald’s: Customer orders new caramel popcorn McFlurry, says it was just ice cream and ‘7 pieces’ of popcorn

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Grimace Birthday Meal on platter on Grimace's head in front of purple background with confetti

grimace birthday meal explained

Unclick

“Don’t drink the Grimace shake”: Grimace’s ‘birthday’ drew out filthy memes and unsettling lore

McDonald’s app uses customer’s points for Happy Meal—she gets no discount

McDonalds No Discount

‘I’m a McDonald’s GM and this happens all the time’: McDonald’s app takes customer’s points for Cheeseburger Happy Meal—she gets no discount

Brooke Park is a reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

man scraping leftover crash wrap on car with blade (l) McDonald's building with signs (c) man scraping leftover crash wrap on car with blade (r)

rather work at mcdonalds tiktok

‘When you get paid as much as you would at McDonald’s, I don’t blame em’: Employee complains about young worker walking off job over hard task to work at McDonald’s instead

Chick-Fil-A employee speaking in car with caption "she gies what kind of McDonald's doesn't have hamburgers" (l) Chick-Fil-A drive thru with cars and sign (c) Chick-Fil-A employee speaking in car with caption "This lady starts arguing with me that she's at McDonald's" (r)

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