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“All the girls getting whiplash”: What is TikTok’s “I Woke Up In A Bugatti” trend trying to prove?

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“Point-blank unhireable”: Gen Z women are making more than men in the UK. Is the gender pay gap reversing in the US, too?

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‘They were not aware’: Dealership refuses to take 2 girls who are car shopping seriously. Big mistake

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

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‘If I fell pregnant that doctor would be paying me child support’: Woman issues warning after primary care provider lied about her IUD

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‘I didn’t want to lose my discount’: Woman issues warning after going to get her oil changed

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Men are weaponizing incompetence on TikTok and can’t clean up hot sauce

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.

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‘I got the birthday girl and my wife’: Women try to stick man with $700 bill since he’s the only man at the table at birthday dinner

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TikTokers are using a ‘Family Guy’ audio to be transphobic

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‘He thought of so many ways to be destructive’: Man trashes TikToker’s house after getting rejected by her friend

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J.K. Rowling is getting roasted again for a tweet supporting a transphobic researcher

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