An Ignoble Experiment: 🛍️ Catching a DoorDash food thief

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Saturday April 1, 2023

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.

Our top stories today are about: A customer catching a DoorDasher stealing her food, how a fake quote from a victim of the Nashville shooting went viral with the help of Twitter Blue, a woman detailing a nightmare Airbnb experience, and how Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is being ridiculed online.

Also, we've got something fun for you today: Our latest seasonal shirt! Yep, we're (finally) back with those!

We're giving away a bunch of new "Blogs in Bloom" shirts to web crawlers like you who answer a (very short) survey. Scroll down below to find out how to get your hands on the new shirt!

See you on Monday!

— A.W.

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⚡ Today's top stories

🍗 WTF

'She went to a door then dashed': Customer catches DoorDash driver stealing her Chick-fil-A after claiming to drop it off

DoorDash customers accusing delivery drivers of stealing their food isn't anything new, however, one woman went to extreme lengths to prove that a driver kept her coworker's Chick-fil-A order for themself.

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🐦 TECH

A fake quote from a parent of a victim of the Nashville shooting went viral—with help from Twitter Blue

A verified Twitter user posted a fake screenshot from a Nashville news stations that included a threat of violence against trans people.

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🏠 VIRAL

'I still will be out $600': Customer slams Airbnb's insurance Aircover for paltry effort at reimbursing her for canceled stay

An Airbnb customer took to TikTok to complain about a rental that was canceled just days before her trip—then contended that the company's Aircover protection program failed her and her family.

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🗳️ POLITICS

Lauren Boebert demands someone explain to her why peeing in public is legal in D.C.—it isn't

She's p*ssed.

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🌼 Blogs in Bloom! 📰

It's been a bit since we've had a seasonal shirt giveaway.

Sorry for the delay!

First we had the "Summer of Scoops," next we had "Scoopy Szn," then there was "Blog the Halls" and...drumroll please...now we're introducing our "Blogs in Bloom" shirt!

I know a lot of you have been aggressively collecting these shirts, and that's pretty awesome.

To mark the arrival of our latest season Daily Dot shirt, we are going to be giving away shirts to 20 people who answer a short survey down below.

All you have to do is click the button below and answer a few (very short) questions and you'll be entered to win. It's that easy!

Thanks again for being a regular reader of web_crawlr. We've got some fun stuff we'll be showing off to you in the near future, and I can't wait for you all to see it.

See you around the internet!

— Andrew

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🕸️ Crawling the web

Here is what else is happening across the 'net.

🍦 In a viral TikTok video, employees of a Cold Stone Creamery had to deal with one of the worst things that can happen in an ice cream shop—everything melted.

🧀 This shopper is going viral for sharing a "hack" on how to get "high quality" cheese for cheap at Whole Foods.

🖥️ A remote worker has gone viral after sharing a story about his work-from-home fail.

📺 Plasma TVs? We don't know her. When it comes to out-of-this-world picture quality, these are the best OLED TVs that are totally worth the money.*

📱 From our friends at Passionfruit, the Daily Dot's creator economy newsletter: "What creators need to know about TikTok CEO Shou Chew's congressional testimony."

💰 A creator shared a "game" that she likes to play at casinos — collecting the leftover cash people leave at machines — but a number of commenters warned her that's not something she's supposed to do.

🏳️‍🌈 From the Daily Dot archive: From Club Penguin to Roblox, LGBTQ youth have always flocked to gaming websites.

🍿 Zachary Levi is urging people to see Shazam: Fury of the Gods and counter negative reviews.

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👋 Before you go

Out with the old, in with the new isn't always for the best.

Chipotle fans are complaining about the apparent change in forks at the fast-casual chain after one TikToker, @nuberoi2, shared in a video that "Chipotle changed their forks." For context, the original forks are loved by customers, so much so that many customers previously admitted they would throw a few extra in their to-go orders to use later when eating other meals. The alleged new forks featured in @nuberoi2's video have shorter prongs.

The TikToker added that they were "so upset" in the caption of the TikTok, which was viewed over 735,000 times.