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

Here’s thelatest trending internet culture storiestoday: a viral video about theconcept of “silent cheating,”how the FBI created a riftbetween pardoned Jan. 6ers and QAnon supporters, claims that some FedEx workers arefaking delivery attempts, and a refrshingly joyful TikTok trend called “Laugh With Every Stranger.”

After that, Mikael has a “Your Password Sucks” column for you.

Until next time,

— K.D.

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

A relationship expert took to social media to lay out five signs that a partner is being unfaithful,even using nearly undetectable means.

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👮 CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Kash Patel’s personnel moves at FBI cause break between QAnon, Jan. 6ers

Supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory havefound a new and unlikely enemyin the freed Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants.

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📦 DELIVERY DISCOURSE
‘I’m so sick’: FedEx delivery driver claims package was undeliverable. But this woman caught the driver on camera

If you’ve evereagerly anticipated a package, you may be familiar with the dreaded “recipient unavailable” slip. But are FedEx drivers lying?

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😂 FEEL-GOOD
‘The world needs more of this!’: The viral ‘Laugh With Every Stranger’ trend has TikTok blissed out on pure joy

This trend encourages users to engage with strangers in public settings,sharing moments of spontaneous laughter.

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📝 Question of the Day

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DOES ‘SILENT CHEATING‘ STILL COUNT AS CHEATING?

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