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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

man with applewatch in selfie on dating website caption "I spy an Apple Watch" (l) Text messages saying " Out of curiosity... How recent are your photos on hinge? These are all from last year. :) recent! Yay! Which do you like better apple or android? I like iOS systems why do you ask me that? I see green bubbles so I was curious. What is that? I think you're a catfish" caption "Stay vigilant, Queens!" (c) Man posing in nature with the watch on circled in red (r)

catfish

‘I spy an Apple Watch’: Woman shares hack for exposing Tinder catfish in viral TikTok

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

Woman caption " Me matching with an Italian man on Tinder " (l) Tinder shutterstock image (c) TikTok greenscreen google translate search screenshot caption " Translating it to see what he says to me " (r)

italian tinder

‘This is not the first time a man has said this to me. To me, it’s racist’: TikToker says an Italian man told her he would ‘f*ck’ the Black out of her

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

TikToker says Tinder match sent dating application

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Unclick

‘I’ve seen these be cute/funny before and this was absolutely not that’: Man sends dating application to Tinder match in viral TikTok

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TikToker under fire for allegedly matching with Ukrainian women on Tinder to find ‘hotties that need a green card’

person getting 0 matches on tinder (l) photshopping a lottery card (m) person getting a bunch of matches on tinder (r)

campus tinder swindler

‘This is why I gave up on dating apps’: TikToker photoshops lottery check to get Tinder matches

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

Pads and an extra toothbrush in a bathroom

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‘It’s such an icky feeling when you see that stuff’: TikToker finds women’s toiletries, second toothbrush in Tinder date’s apartment (updated)

young woman with 2014 Honda Civic Coupe listing in background and captions "How I found my ex on tinder" (l) "Was in denial. Nah that can't be..." (c) a man with his face obscured in a tinder profile (r)

how i found my ex on tinder

TikToker finds out her boyfriend is on Tinder after he sent her screenshot of car

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

Laiken Neumann

woman with caption "me swiping through tinder on a casual day" (l) tinder profile man with arms crossed and face digitally altered into a mosaic and bio WHITE LADIES ONLY (c) same man with "It's a match!" overlay

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‘My 13th reason’: Black TikToker accidentally matches with guy whose bio says ‘WHITE LADIES ONLY’

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

tiktok cheating

‘Leave a note for the girl’: TikToker finds cosmetics, pregnancy test at Tinder date’s apartment

tiktok mom harasses son’s date

‘Enter into a relationship with my son’: TikToker rejects Tinder date, gets threatening messages from date’s mom

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Student matches with former history teacher

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TikToker says she matched with 8th-grade history teacher on Tinder

Kahron Spearman is the community manager for the Daily Dot and Nautilus magazine. He’s also a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Woman texts another woman a picture of her cheating husband's Tinder profile.

cheating husband busted tiktok

‘Doing God’s work’: TikToker saw a married man on Tinder looking to cheat on his disabled wife—and then she found his wife

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Tinder Live host Lane Moore dives back into the messy world of post-pandemic dating apps

TikToker dresses up as goth witch to spite Tinder date

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Tinder match tells woman not to show up to date looking like a ‘goth witch’—so she does just that (updated)

Trinady Joslin is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a journalism degree. She was previously the Life and Arts Editor at the Daily Texan and an intern at Austin Woman Magazine.

Trinady Joslin

fish boys

Meet the TikTok user who started rating #fishboys on their Tinder profiles

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