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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories today are about: An Amazon customer finding bugs in her package, Mark Zuckerberg getting called out for peeking at cleavage during Trump’s inauguration, people online reacting to Progresso’s new soup-flavored candies, and fans being upset AI was used in The Brutalist. 

After that, our Senior Politics and Technology Editor David has a “Deplatformed” column for you. 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

WTF
‘I need answers’: Amazon customer finds bugs in package

“I’m freaking out,” the customer said in her viral video. 

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Zuckerberg called out for peeking at cleavage during Trump’s inauguration

All eyes were on President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday—except, it seems, for Mark Zuckerberg’s, who was seemingly caught on camera glancing at the chest of Lauren Sánchez, the fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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‘SOUP YOU CAN SUCK ON’
Progresso soup drops are the soup-flavored candies nobody seems to know what to do with

The internet reacted to the new product in a lot of different ways: From excitement, disgust, and intrigue. 

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POP CULTURE
‘I am no longer a Brady Corbet stan’: Fans are so upset ‘The Brutalist’ used AI, they’re calling for it to be disqualified from the Oscars

No one wants to admit that AI is creeping into mainstream filmmaking faster every day, but as awards season heats up, it’s becoming ever clearer that AI is here to stay—and is even being used for potential Oscar contenders.

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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor

The secrets hidden in Fauci’s pardon

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Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

A man went viral after he showed how he left a 12-pack of bottled water on his back porch during a snow storm—and was shocked at what happened. 

When you retreat into your bedroom for the night to go to sleep, do you shut the door? According to a disaster prepper, this is a smart play.

This “mystery shopper” has gone viral in the past, and now she’s revealing another experience, this time at the chain Bojangles—and she’s not too thrilled about it.

You’ve been enjoying the bread rolls at Texas Roadhouse wrong all along. At least, that’s what one former worker says in a now-viral video where she shares a “hack” to upgrade the appetizer.

This man saws you may want to think twice before going to a car wash. 

From the Daily Dot archive: Telegram is supercharging conspiracy theories across the planet.

Question of the Day

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WOULD YOU TRY PROGRESSO’S NEW SOUP-FLAVORED CANDIES?

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Today’s Viral Video

Donald Trump is probably older than you realize.