Do you have a choppelganger? Probably!
Plus: Why are American passports being quietly invalidated?
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
If you’ve seen the word “choppelganger” popping up online, it’s not a typo—it’s Gen Z slang with teeth.
What’s going on with the influx of Americans finding out their passports have been voided once they leave the country?
Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie was asked about an unearthed YouTube channel from when he was 12, and his response was pretty great.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
Bad news if someone calls you a “choppelganger”—Gen Z’s favorite new diss
A mashup of “chopped” (internet shorthand for unattractive) and “doppelgänger,” the term describes someone who looks almost exactly like you, just…noticeably worse. The word took off after a viral misread in 2025 and has since become a favorite way to roast friends, exes, and even yourself. In short: you do not want to be the choppelganger.
“3rd voided passport video I’ve seen”: Americans are landing abroad only to learn their passports were quietly canceled
American travelers are sharing alarming stories after discovering their valid passports had been flagged as lost or stolen…only after they’d already arrived overseas.
In multiple cases across different countries, travelers said they flew out of the U.S. without issue, then learned from foreign border agents that their passports had been marked invalid through Interpol. Because the alerts surfaced abroad, many said they had no warning until they faced detention, deportation, or costly emergency trips to U.S. embassies.
“It feels cool to accept that”: Connor Storrie was asked about his YouTube channel, and he says leaving it up was “a choice”
In his introduction at the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards nomination announcement ceremony, Connor Storrie from the hit Crave Original, Heated Rivalry, gave a cheeky throwback to his old YouTube channel days, when he was 12 years old.
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🔥 Hot on the Dot
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