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Audio clip from a 2006 LeBron James Nike commercial has TikTok thinking
That One Sound is a weekly column from senior internet culture writer Audra Schroeder that explores the origin of popular sounds heard on TikTok. Suggestions? Tips? Email audra@dailydot.com This week,...
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‘I can’t teach about racial equity’: Teacher angers conservatives with TikTok...
Analysis A recent TikTok video by an Iowa teacher encapsulates the struggles of many educators across America whose ability to teach about race and racial equity is being legislated away from them....
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TikTok shows socialite fraudster using transphobic slur—and getting shut down...
A viral TikTok shows a woman using a clever song to shut down a known fraudster who called her a transphobic slur. "This bozo got mad and called me a tra*ny so clearly I had to put him in his place,"...
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‘In no way is this OK’: TikTokers blast cop who imposed breathalyzer on First...
A video that shows a police officer pulling over a First Nations woman for an alcohol breathalyzer test as she's leaving a reserve has sparked criticism of discriminatory policing of Indigenous...
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‘How are our police this badly trained?’: Cop demands mail truck’s...
On Thursday, postal worker and TikToker @HoodHealerAngel posted a now-viral video showing a police officer pulling him over. The user says he was pulled over because the officer misidentified a...
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‘Her life was in his hands’: Viral TikTok shows man jokingly dangling friend...
A viral TikTok showing a man dangling a woman over a balcony at what appears to be an influencer party in Los Angeles is being criticized online. The video, posted by The Bachelor alum Brittany...
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TikToker claims his photos were used as evidence in murder investigation—but...
TikTok user Zachahry posted a video saying he’s involved with a murder investigation, but some folks are skeptical of his claim. In a viral TikTok, he explained that he went for a walk with his friend...
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‘Where on earth do businesses like this exist’: Mom shares ‘toddler-friendly’...
For people with children, child care is a common concern when looking for a job—it can be a deal maker or breaker. Luckily for Maggie Mundwiller, she didn’t have to turn down a second job interview...
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‘I am 100% doing this’: TikToker shares ‘going out’ hack for picking the...
A popular TikToker recently revealed an ingenious tip for going out—or staying in, depending on the outcome. The user, @gracejohanna, says that she takes a video of herself before she goes out for...
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‘I don’t work for free’: Worker films TikTok quitting her job, manager...
A Dallas tanning salon employee has shared her quitting experience on TikTok with a video that has gained over 104,000 likes and 730,000 views. User @olivetrizzle shared a video of her closing up shop...
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‘You’re making your servers pay your entire staff’: TikToker claims Chili’s...
A TikToker is exposing Chili’s tip distribution practices that require servers to tip out back-of-house employees, leaving them with significantly less money in tips and even putting them in the red....
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‘They said DIY’: TikToker buys a hot meal on Uber Eats, receives frozen food
It's a long-standing joke that the food you get from a restaurant is not going to look like the menu pictures. But for one TikToker, there was an extreme difference between what she ordered on Uber...
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Woman shuts down homophobic Karen who called to complain about her company’s...
A viral TikTok shows a woman named Hannah completely shutting down a homophobic Karen over the phone. Hannah, or @actuallynothx on TikTok, posted a now viral video of her conversation with the Karen,...
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‘COVID is NOT over’: TikToker posts a video of her mother in the ICU after...
One TikToker is reminding people that the pandemic is not yet over after her mother ended up in the ICU fighting for her life. The United States has seen a sharp decrease in new COVID cases, after...
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‘Poor Amazon employees’: TikTok shows Amazon worker driving through flood,...
A viral TikTok video of an Amazon driver, presumably out for delivery, on a flooding Detroit frontage road has some folks questioning how far Amazon delivery drivers are expected to go while on the...
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‘I just caught you on video, you f*cking creeper’: Woman catches man looking...
In a video posted on June 22, TikTok user @Dabriielle caught at least one man looking at a photograph he allegedly secretly took of her and her friends in bikinis while in public....
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Lion rescued after appearing in TikTok videos
Months after appearing in several TikTok videos, authorities have removed a male lion that was being raised in the home of a Chinese citizen, the Cambodian environment ministry announced. “Cambodian...
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‘Hey colonizer’: Indigenous TikToker shuts down white Republican who...
After a white Republican challenged him to a fight, Indigenous TikToker Lance Tsosie responded with a lesson on toxic masculinity. Tsosie’s response, posted June 22, came Tuesday after a series of...
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Eminem’s ‘My Mom’ soundtracks some wild stories about moms on TikTok
Eminem's 2009 single "My Mom" has made it to TikTok and is being used to soundtrack some illuminating stories about mothers. This particular sound originated on the account drippingwax, who claims...
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TikToker claims someone spiked her drink at popular nightclub, but the...
A TikToker claimed a man drugged her drink at a nightclub in Ocean City, Maryland, but when she told the bartender her concerns, she said he didn't believe her. Her story sparked debate in the...
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