[$250] [Duplicate expense] Unexpected error message appears after duplicating distance expense offline.

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Version Number: 9.3.31.0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #82005
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): ibellicotest+2250@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Bug source: Exploratory - Significant User Experience Deterioration
Device used: Windows 11 / Chrome
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

Prerequisite: Account has Self DM.
Prerequisite 2: Account has no workspace yet.

1. Open the staging.new.expensify.com website.
2. Navigate to Self DM.
3. Create a map distance expense.
4. Turn off internet connection.
5. Open the just created expense.
6. Tap on "More" > "Duplicate"
7. Return to chat.
8. Note that now a second expense is correctly displayed.
9. Turn on internet connection.
10. Note that "Unexpected error message" appears below the first expense.
11. Dismiss the error.
12. Note that preview of first expense disappears, but whisper remains displayed.
13. Open the second expense and return to chat.
14. Note that first expense reappears.

Expected Result:

After duplicating a distance expense while in offline mode, a new expense with the same information should appear, and both expenses should remain correctly displayed after recovering internet connection.

Actual Result:

"Unexpected error" message appears after duplicating a distance expense in offline mode in Self DM, and recovering internet connection.
After dismissing the error, preview of first expense disappears and reappears after opening second expense and returning to chat.

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7094124_1772663442653.Duplicate.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @akinwale

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You have been assigned to this deploy blocker because you recently merged this PR: #82005

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Triggered auto assignment to @brianlee-expensify (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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