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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

restaurant with people eating at tables caption "POV being the only all WOC table at a restaurant in Portland, OR... waiting and watching everyone around us get served their food for two hours"(l) woman face nature behind her caption "POV being the only all WOC table at a restaurant in Portland, OR... waiting and watching everyone around us get served their food for two hours" (c) woman sitting in chair at restaurant caption "POV being the only all WOC table at a restaurant in Portland, OR... waiting and watching everyone around us get served their food for two hours" (r)

‘Leave a review’: Two women of color went out to eat in Portland and allege they weren’t served for hours while white patrons were (updated)

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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‘This is not an ad. This is a warning’: TikToker warns viewers of high caffeine content in Panera’s ‘Charged Lemonades,’ sparking debate

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

Woman doing hand signals caption "This waitress came to me table. I decided to tell her I'm deaf.." (l) Woman doing hand signals caption "She turned to my son instantly and talked to me. She ignored me" (c) Woman doing hand signals caption "So I spoke loud and louder and she realized I'm taking the order. Not my kids!!" (r)

A deaf woman expressed frustration about a waitress ignoring her due to her disability. TikTok told her to get over it.

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

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Servers say ‘Sunday morning after church’ are the worst type of customers

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Pregnant Applebee’s worker cries after manager allegedly fat-shames her

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘I am finally gonna quit’: Chili’s worker says restaurant is ‘stealing’ from her and customers in viral TikTok

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‘If the front end looks like this DO NOT order’: Video of a ‘messy’ Chipotle goes viral, sparking debate

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‘Imagine having a racial preference for who brings you your food’: Black Hooters waitress says one of her tables asked for blonde server instead of her

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

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

Chili's restaurant with sign (l) Chili's molten cake with ice cream scoop caption "When you over cook the molten cake" (r)

Chili’s worker reveals what they do when they ‘overcook’ chocolate molten cake (updated)

Woman greebscreen tiktok caption "You need to knock it off before I have you terminated. It's very unprofessional and immature. Thank you." (l) Chili's restaurant (c) Woman greenscreen video caption "I think she stated all her info and useded the photo from her linkedin to intimidate me and prove that what she was saying was true" "actually i think she might get fired because she is talking on behalf of the company" (r)

Person pretending to be a Chili’s manager gets exposed after threatening to get TikToker fired for ‘bad-mouthing’ restaurant

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‘I think you just recorded yourself taking an L from a Denny’s cook’: TikToker films Denny’s worker calling the cops on him—it backfires

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

empty table at restaurant with caption "guys i was eating out and they left with all their stuff and haven't came back in 30 minutes. They aren't even picking up the calls. I have $17" (l&r) man speaking (c)

‘Give the waiter and the manager their names and their phone numbers’: TikToker’s friends appear to leave her with bill at Cheesecake Factory in viral video

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

Braden Bjella

young man with caption "me looking at Miley Cyrus leave the building after she didn't tip and put ketchup on her salad" (l) Miley Cyrus (c) young man with caption "Me trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn't tip" (r)

‘Trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn’t tip’: TikToker says Miley Cyrus didn’t tip at restaurant in viral video

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