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TikToker’s ‘COVID bingo’ tracks university coronavirus fails
As college students across the country head back to their universities for the fall semester, many are using social media to show and tell how their schools are handling—or not handling—the...
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‘Don’t use if straight TikTok’ meme comes knocking
An audio sample titled "Don't use if straight tiktok" has been circulating this summer, but it's not music or dialogue. It's an incessant thud-thud-thud meant to simulate knocking. According to...
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‘He murdered someone, but he’s cute’: TikTokers are writing letters to prisoners
A new trend is emerging on TikTok in which users are writing letters to incarcerated people. Using the hashtag #WriteaPrisoner, people are told to use a website called WriteAPrisoner.com, where they...
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U.S. soldiers are hunting for Lebanese ex-porn star Mia Khalifa in Syria
A controversial TikTok video showing a group of U.S. soldiers asking men in Syria about ex-porn star Mia Khalifa has gone viral online. The footage, posted to the TikTok account of active-duty...
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Claudia Conway forced to remind followers she is underage after OnlyFans...
Claudia Conway, daughter of the infamous Kellyanne Conway, shut down a commenter on TikTok who questioned if she had an OnlyFans account. She responded by reminding them that she’s still underage....
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Video shows Male Karen spitting on Black census worker, accusing him of being...
A video shows a white man near Portland, Oregon, spitting on a Black census worker and accusing him of being a member of antifa. He and his son have been dubbed "Male Karens" after the clip went viral...
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‘Angry Reactions’ TikTok star has been living out of his car
Oneya Johnson---the 22-year-old Lafayette, Indiana, resident behind the viral @angryreactions account on TikTok---has shared that he is living out of his car, where he records videos. After creating...
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Girl flamed for seemingly slapping her boyfriend for a TikTok video
A TikToker thought it was funny to slap—or pretend to slap—her boyfriend for a prank video. People online aren't having it and are calling her out for domestic abuse. The video was posted by Beth...
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Horrific video of man’s suicide inserted into TikTok clips to bait...
On Sunday night, a clip of a man sitting at a desk and taking his own life started circulating on TikTok, as the platform struggled to contain the spread. As reported by several outlets, the man was...
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TikTok influencer freaks out after being quarantined in Rwanda
The United States falls far behind the rest of the world in its coronavirus response. Rather than treat the root causes of this colossal failure, the U.S. government seems content on harboring a...
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Taco Bell worker ‘exposes’ how the beans are made in TikTok video
Panera, McDonald's, and Chick-fil-A have all had their menu items seemingly exposed by employees online. Now, the time has come for the well-known beacon of Americanized Mexican cuisine, Taco Bell,...
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Dixie D’Amelio accused of blackfishing
Dixie D'Amelio, a TikTok influencer, is facing accusations of blackfishing. Use of social media apps like Instagram has prompted a rise in blackfishing accusations, as white women and women with...
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TikTok star Magic Trick Mike won’t wear his mask over his nose at Disney
A TikTok star, Magic Trick Mike, claiming to be "minding my own business," shot a video of him wearing his mask incorrectly at Disneyland in California. Clark is TikTok-famous as @magictrickmike,...
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Danielle Cohn accused of ‘stealing’ Ashanti’s song ‘Foolish’
Teen influencer Danielle Cohn is being accused of trying to pass her cover of Ashanti's "Foolish" off as her own, original work. Cohn posted a TikTok video featuring herself dancing and singing along...
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U.S. war veteran urges people to stop using his image in anti-Trump memes
A United States military veteran wants people to stop using his image in anti-Trump memes circulating on social media. Photos of Bobby Henline, a four-tour Iraq War veteran, have been used in memes...
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Man predicts lightning in viral TikTok, to thunderous applause
Last month, Mike Panero set up what seemed like an innocuous TikTok: He's outside at night, his camera trained on him and the sky behind him. "I think I'm in a thunderstorm, I'm not sure," he says. He...
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TikTok’s ‘Chubbyface’ effect is receiving major backlash for fatphobic messaging
TikTok is no stranger to controversy, especially when it involves viral trends on the app. The video-sharing platform has hosted everything from cotton-picking satires to minstrel-centric skits, and...
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TikTokers are showing girls how to protect drinks from getting spiked at the bar
TikTok users have been demonstrating how to protect their drinks from getting spiked at the bar as part of a new trend. Set to the “no way” part of Kendrick Lamar’s “Money Trees,” the videos recreate...
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Trump says he won’t extend deadline for TikTok sale
President Donald Trump said he would not extend a deadline for the sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to an American company. Trump's remarks come as a deadline he imposed for the possible sale...
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Why did TikTok POVs get so dark?
“Welcome to heaven, darling!” The young woman is wearing a black and white tank top, hair pulled back. There are grayish orange smudges on her face and chest. After some small talk with this new...
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