Tanya Chen
Tanya Chen is a social news reporter for BuzzFeed and is based in Chicago.
Contact this reporter at tanya.chen@buzzfeed.com
An Inmate's Escape Plan Literally Fell Through When He Tried Crawling Through A Ceiling That Collapsed
The ceiling gave way in...the inmate booking area.
Tanya Chen
• 8 days ago
A Teen Mistakenly Read His Girlfriend's Thermometer As A Pregnancy Test, Freaked Out, And Now The Internet's Clowning Him
Did he think it meant "you 100% having a baby"?
Tanya Chen
• 9 days ago
Michelle Rodriguez Defended Liam Neeson By Saying, "His Tongue Was So Far Down Viola Davis’s Throat. You Can’t Call Him A Racist."
"Racists don’t make out with the race that they hate, especially in the way he does with his tongue — so deep down her throat."
Tanya Chen
• 10 days ago
Nancy Pelosi Petty-Clapped At Trump During His SOTU Address. Here Are Some Of The Best Memes.
Pelosi's clap has also been branded by the internet as an official "fuck you" clap.
Tanya Chen
• 11 days ago
Cynthia Bailey Said She Asked A Random White Guy Who She Thought Was Tom Brady For A Picture. It Was Not Tom Brady.
It was just a random white guy in Atlanta.
Tanya Chen
• 13 days ago
SunnyD Is Sharing Depressing Thoughts On Social Media And People Are Actually Reaching Out To Check On The Brand
Capitalism in 2019 is your childhood brands pivoting to depression.
Tanya Chen
• 13 days ago
A Guy Created His Own Pornhub Channel And Has Been Sharing Hilariously Wholesome And Uplifting Videos
Some of Ryan Creamer's most popular uploads include "I Encourage You As You Continue Searching For The Right Video To Cum To."
Tanya Chen
• 17 days ago
A Popular Instagram Account Has An Ingenious* Hack To Help You Keep Your Face Warm In The Brutal Cold
*And by "ingenious," I mean very stupid. Like, extremely stupid.
Tanya Chen
• 17 days ago
A Man Was Ordered To Pay $21,000 In Fuel Costs After Being So Drunk That His Flight Was Forced To Land
The passenger reportedly caused WestJet to burn off and dump 20,000 pounds of fuel in order to land safely.
Tanya Chen
• 18 days ago
A Police Dispatcher Received A 911 Call From A Boy Who Said He Had “A Really Bad Day” And Needed Help With Homework
The Lafayette Police Department would like to gently remind the general public that the emergency line should not be used for homework help.
Tanya Chen
• 20 days ago
A Man Was Arrested After Allegedly Terrorizing His Iraqi Neighbors And Saying “Trump Will Handle It”
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco described David Allen Boileau as clearly being “anti–Middle Eastern.”
Tanya Chen
• 24 days ago
A Woman Mistakenly Showed Up For Her Interview With Microsoft A Month Early. Her Hilarious Exchange With The Company Has Gone Viral.
"I quite frankly wanted to disappear into thin air."
Tanya Chen
• 25 days ago
The Chicago Officer Who Murdered Laquan McDonald Was Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison
"It’s just so senseless that these acts occur and you can see the pain on both sides," the judge said.
Tanya Chen
• 29 days ago
Instagram Influencers Are Being Targeted In An Elaborate Scam By Someone Pretending To Be Wendi Deng Murdoch
BuzzFeed News has learned an investigative firm is working with “the highest levels of law enforcement” to find the elusive culprit, whom they believe has been conning creatives since 2013.
Tanya Chen
• One month ago
A 51-Year-Old Man Was Caught On Video Punching An 11-Year-Old Girl In The Face
David Steven Bell was arrested and has been charged with assault.
Tanya Chen
• One month ago
A Man Said He Was Going To Kill His Neighbors With Kindness. He Then Attacked Them With A Machete With "Kindness" Written On It.
One victim sustained cuts trying to block the "Kindness"-branded knife.
Tanya Chen
• One month ago
Here's Why Some Millennials And Gen Zers Are Challenging Themselves To Quit Social Media
Some said they hope to make it permanent, while others would be proud to make it a few days.
Tanya Chen
• One month ago
The Dad Of A Popular YouTube Family Channel Is Being Accused Of Sexualizing A Child After Buying Her A Phallic-Shaped Lollipop
Fans are accusing Austin McBroom of condoning inappropriate behavior for his own amusement.
Tanya Chen
• One month ago