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Newsletter: Michigan State shooting misinfo

On Feb 15, 2023 by Tiffany Kelly

three panel photo of women tiktokers talking about fashion

Could de-influencing lead to the demise of fast fashion’s grip on TikTok?

Content creators de-influence viewers by telling them what not to buy.

On Feb 15, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

‘So was she suppose to keep it if it didn’t fit?’: Amazon employee slams customers for items they returned

'You act like it come out your paycheck.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Jack Alban

customer holding bin of snacks (l) Target building with sign and blue sky (c) customer with 2 blenders in boxes (r)

‘This is $200 right here’: Customer orders Beauty Blenders from Target. Her shopper got her Ninja blenders instead

'Beauty blenders, foodi blenders … tomato tomato.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

Walmart customers with caption ' To all the people that believed our store was 50% of cus we closing down' (l) Walmart building with sign and blue sky (c) Walmart customers with caption ' To all the people that believed our store was 50% of cus we closing down' (r)

‘Wouldn’t there be like a sign somewhere saying that?’: Customers flock to Walmart believing it’s having a 50% off sale. It’s not

'Returns finna be crazy.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Jack Alban

person holding glasses with caption 'My ancestors: 'What are these?' (l) person standing speaking with caption 'My 1930 Jewish ancestor: We can work now?' (c) person looking left speaking with caption 'A woman thousands of years ago: 'We still do that?' (r)

‘I need you to get out of Germany, fast’: TikTokers are talking to their (hypothetical) ancestors in this new trend

'We are breaking generational cycles over here.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

Dunkin' worker speaking with caption 'and asked for a chocolate glazed donut and I was like we don't have any' (l) Dunkin' drive thru (c) Dunkin' worker speaking with caption 'you ruined her day'' (r)

‘The little girl in her back seat started bawling her eyes out’: Customer tells Dunkin’ employee she ‘ruined’ her daughter’s day because shop was out of chocolate-glazed donuts

'You get what you get & you don’t pitch a fit.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Sarah Kester

Nikki Haley speaking into microphone

Nikki Haley’s presidential announcement revives dormant, racist claim about her name

Haley's birth name, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, is suddenly being cited by the left and right.

On Feb 15, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

DoorDash order on counter with caption 'DoorDash should be CANCELED' 'this is exactly why they shouldn't require you to tip ahead of time' (l) DoorDash delivery at door as worker knocks (c) DoorDash order on counter with caption 'DoorDash should be CANCELED' 'this is not my blank order' (r)

‘This is exactly why they shouldn’t require you to tip ahead of time’: DoorDash customer advocates for tipping after delivery after receiving wrong order from Firehouse Subs

'DoorDash should be CANCELED.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Melody Heald

man holding phone with Twitter and Jeremy renner on screen in front of blurred living room background

Elon Musk’s latest algorithm tweak has users convinced they’re on a less cool Jeremy Renner app

It's Musk's app, we're just living in it.

On Feb 15, 2023 by Claire Goforth

woman speaking with caption 'and the leasing person said that I need to bring my dog by the office' (l) woman speaking with caption ' whenever we move in so that she can get registered for a poo prints account' (c) woman speaking with caption ' and if she takes a blank and I don't pick it up (r)

‘They do this to scare you’: Tenant says apartment complex forced her to DNA-test her dog to fine her if she doesn’t pick poop up

'I’m hearing anything from scare tactics to $500 fines and evictions.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Phil West

Burger King entrance with caption 'Burger King ignoring customers Poor Service 7:45 and door is closed' (l) Burger King building with sign (c) Burger King entrance hours with caption 'Burger King ignoring customers Poor Service 7:45 and door is closed' (r)

‘They’re supposed to be open at 7. They didn’t want to open up the door’: Customer slams Burger King for being closed almost an hour after its scheduled to open

'Literally, go to the drive-thru or pick another restaurant.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Braden Bjella

man with caption 'When you go to a bar, try to order a drink and the bartender immediately tells you that 'you look like you've already had enough' because of how you're walking but you're actually just disabled with cerebral palsy...' (l) man with caption 'When you go to a bar, try to order a drink and the bartender immediately tells you that 'you look like you've already had enough' because of how you're walking but you're actually just disabled with cerebral palsy...' ''Uhoh'' (c) man with caption 'When you go to a bar, try to order a drink and the bartender immediately tells you that 'you look like you've already had enough' because of how you're walking but you're actually just disabled with cerebral palsy...' (r)

‘A disabled man walks into a bar’: Man with cerebral palsy denied drink, told he looks too drunk by bartender

'I’ve been denied entry to bars so many times because of this.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Braden Bjella

Glenn Youngkin Governor of Virginia speaking into microphone outside

Virginia Republicans work to ensure cops can still have access to your menstrual data

Democrats accuse Republicans of seeking to imprison those obtaining abortions.

On Feb 15, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

woman shopping at Ulta holding beauty blenders with caption 'hmm I would love these beauty blenders for the cost of one hour of my life' (l) Ulta building with sign (c) woman shopping at Ulta holding facial razors with caption 'facial razors for one hour of my life' (r)

‘I would love these beauty blenders for the cost of 1 hour of my life’: Woman goes shopping at Ulta, calculates prices by time spent working

'I’ve never thought of it like this and now I’m.. sick to my stomach.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

woman speaking in KFC (l) woman pointing at KFC interior ad for chicken wrap combo (c) woman holding up chicken wrap in car (r)

‘A raw tortilla two pickles and a chicken tender?’: Customer slams KFC’s new chicken wrap combo

'It didn't even look like the pic!'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg