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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

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Todayā€™sĀ top storiesĀ are about: How bothĀ left-wingersĀ andĀ right-wingersĀ both have conspiracy theories about the Trump shooting, a woman who helped a visually impaired personĀ catch her cheating boyfriend, 5 thingsĀ Amazon delivery drivers want you to know, and the origins of the beloved ā€œGirl Who Is Going To Be Okayā€ meme.Ā 

After that, Mikael has his ā€˜One Dumb Conspiracyā€˜ column for you.Ā 

Until next time,

ā€” K.D.

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ” CONSPIRACY
Trump fans turn on Secret Service as details, videos emerge: ā€˜Inside jobā€™

In the wake ofĀ former President Donald Trump being grazed by a bulletĀ over the weekend, bothĀ his supportersĀ andĀ his detractorsĀ have spread conspiracy theories.Ā 

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šŸ‘€ VIRAL CHEATING
ā€˜She hung upā€™: Woman uses ā€˜Be My Eyesā€™ app to see if her boyfriend is cheating on her

A woman signed up to be a personā€™s visual aid, but she ended up with so much more than she expectedā€”specifically,Ā some piping hot tea.

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šŸ“¦ ONLINE SHOPPING
ā€˜I didnā€™t know this and I order constantly!ā€™: 5 home delivery tips straight from Amazon drivers

As the unsung heroes of our time, Amazon delivery drivers already face numerous challenges.Ā Here are some tipsĀ to make their jobs easier.Ā 

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šŸ‘§ MEME EXPLAINER
All about the ā€˜Girl Who Is Going To Be Okayā€™ meme

Maybe weā€™reĀ all going to be okay.

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šŸ” One Dumb ConspiracyĀ 

ByĀ Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter

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Does this viral picture really show Joe Biden pointing a gun at his wife?

In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Mondays our Tech Reporter Mikael Thalen debunks the most wild conspiracy theories swirling around the web in his ā€œOne Dumb Conspiracyā€ column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else,Ā subscribe to web_crawlrĀ to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.


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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

šŸ¤‘ This serverĀ added a $52 charge to a customersā€™ checkĀ for ā€œhaving an attitude.ā€Ā 

šŸš° Is thereĀ such a thingĀ asĀ drinking too much water?Ā 

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šŸš˜ Buying a car isĀ always difficult. But how often do you hear aboutĀ a car dealership lying to a customerĀ about herĀ own credit report?Ā 

šŸ‰ WatermelonsĀ left outside eventuallyĀ become moldy and filled with crevices. However,Ā a manā€™s watermelon didnā€™t do thatĀ after sitting outside for a week,Ā leading the internet to wonder what gives.

šŸŒÆ PeopleĀ love Chipotle, but they areĀ not loving Chipotleā€™s price increases.

šŸ„© In the latest episode of the TikTok series that weā€™re dubbing ā€œGossip Grill: True Confessions of a Steakhouse Server,ā€ the server shared howĀ his manager let hundreds of dollars of food go to wasteĀ forĀ no reason.

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šŸ”Š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Distorted TikTok sounds hurt marginalized creatorsā€”and AI is making it worse.


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