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Plagiarism

  1. blog-stained wretches
    BuzzFeed Fires Serial Plagiarist Benny Johnson lifted material from other websites at least 40 times.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. blog-stained wretches
    BuzzFeed Has Itself a Serial Plagiarist Viral politics editor Benny Johnson, from sources like Yahoo! Answers, Wikipedia, and About.com.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  3. early and awkward
    Army War College Opens Official Inquiry Into John Walsh Plagiarism CaseThings just keep looking worse for the senator.
    By Katie Zavadski
  4. ‘THR’ Explains Why Jokes Aren’t Always Covered by the Copyright ActTHR ran an interesting guest column over the weekend called “Why It’s So Hard to Get the Law to Protect a Good Joke” that explores intellectual […]
    By Megh Wright
  5. media
    CNN Fires Serial PlagiaristA news editor was caught copying in at least 50 stories.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  6. Jerry Seinfeld Accuses ‘The Lego Movie’ of Plagiarizing HimOn Twitter yesterday morning, Jerry Seinfeld accused the folks behind The Lego Movie of stealing his material: “I think Lego Movie stole my […]
    By Bradford Evans
  7. Did E! Rip Off ‘Nikki and Sara Live’?Earlier today, Nikki Glaser sent a sad tweet out to her followers: “So, @ENews blatantly stole a bit from my old MTV show. It feels really […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. Two Writers File a Plagiarism Lawsuit Against ‘New Girl’ Creators, Call […]Well this doesn’t look good. Two writers have filed a lawsuit in California federal court against the team behind Fox’s hit show New Girl, […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. you can stuff your sorries in a sack
    Shia LaBeouf Plagiarizes More ApologiesCan’t stop, won’t stop.
    By Jesse David Fox
  10. shia labeouf you can do better
    Shia LaBeouf Apologizes for Ripping Off Daniel ClowesHe says he was simply “moved by his piece of work.” Update: He plagiarized the apology.
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. early and awkward
    So Now Rand Paul Is a Victim of Plagiarism Too?This is getting to be too much.
    By Adam Martin
  12. ink-stained wretches
    Rand Paul Now a Columnist for Breitbart.comThat was fast.
    By Adam Martin
  13. early and awkward
    Rand Paul No Longer a Washington Times Columnist After PlagiarismBut he can still contribute.
    By Adam Martin
  14. early and awkward
    Fine, Rand Paul Will Stop Plagiarizing, Ugh“If it will make people leave me the hell alone.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. early and awkward
    Rand Paul Faces Another Plagiarism AccusationPistols at dawn, then?
    By Adam Martin
  16. paulitics
    Rand Paul Bends to ‘Hacks and Haters,’ Cites Wikipedia’s Gattaca EntryAs more plagiarism charges emerge.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. paulitics
    Rand Paul Wishes He Could Duel Accusers With a duel.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. early and awkward
    Rand Paul Stops Plagiarizing, Remains ConfusedComplaints about using other’s words are just more “liberal media angst.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. lawsuits
    Someone Actually Wants to Take Credit for In TimeOdysseus Lappas is suing for plagiarism.
    By Delia Paunescu
  20. early and awkward
    So Rand Paul Cribbed a Speech From Wikipedia’s Entry on Gattaca?What a weird choice.
    By Adam Martin
  21. fancy book learnin’
    Jane Goodall: So Like Us (People Who Steal From Wikipedia)She seems to have borrowed some passages for her new book.
    By Dan Amira
  22. scandal-stained wretches
    Juan Williams Blames Assistant for Plagiarism “I just feel betrayed,” he said.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. blog-stained wretches
    Did Nate Thayer Plagiarize in the Article The Atlantic Wanted for Free?It’s certainly a bit sloppy.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. the most important people in the world
    Shia LaBeouf Stole Esquire’s ‘How to Be a Man’“A man who’s been plagiarized must be graceful and grateful.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. Neil Patrick Harris Announces New Memoir, Jokes about Plagiarism“I’m excited to be writing a book of the observations and stories of my life. I read with great fondness Tina Fey’s Bossypants, so my plan is […]
    By Bradford Evans
  26. ink-stained wretches
    Jonah Lehrer Already Stretching the Truth AgainHe’s ready to talk, but already spreading inaccuracies.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. early and awkward
    Romney Campaign Plagiarized Obama’s Donation WebsiteBetter than misspelling?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. scandal-stained wretches
    Jonah Lehrer’s Plagiarism Scandal: But Wait, There’s More!A review of his blog posts for ‘Wired’ turned up enough misdeeds to lose him another job.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. school daze
    More Than 100 Harvard Kids Thought They Could Cheat on the Same TestThat’s about two percent of the undergraduate student body.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. ink-stained wretches
    Fareed Zakaria Plagiarized Because He Is Old-Fashioned and a New BreedThe brand-name journalist completes his repentance cycle with an apology and explanation.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. ink-stained wretches
    Fareed Zakaria’s Time Column Will Be Back in September Last week’s mini-plagiarism scandal reaches its conclusion. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. scandal-stained wretches
    Jonah Lehrer Still Plugged in at WiredScandal be damned.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. ink-stained wretches
    Fareed Zakaria Sure Looks Like He Stole From The New Yorker [Updated]An apology is reportedly imminent.
    By Dan Amira
  34. scandal-stained wretches
    Examples of Jonah Lehrer’s Deception Keep ComingThere’s a lot of his work left to go through.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. ink-stained wretches
    Jonah Lehrer Has Been Very, Very QuietThe ‘New Yorker’ staffer hasn’t written for more than a month since his self-plagiarism scandal.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. the internet
    Fox News Magazine Stole Children’s Pranks for Weirdest Sex Column EverYes, there is a Fox News Magazine.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  37. the intern files
    NPR Intern Plagiarized Story About Witnessing Taliban ExecutionThe summer of journalistic embarrassments rages on.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. ink-stained wretches
    Jonah Lehrer’s Self-Plagiarism Issues Are Snowballing [Updated]The ‘New Yorker’ staffer’s recycling has also called attention to attribution errors.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. ink-stained wretches
    New Yorker Writer Jonah Lehrer Plagiarizes Himself Repeatedly [Updated]He’s borrowed from his own work quite a bit.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. Rob Delaney Has What Should Be the Final Word on Joke PlagiarismFrom Rob Delaney’s Vice column comes this gem, which anyone who ever plans to publicly accuse someone of joke theft should read five times […]
    By Adam Frucci
  41. Let’s All Agree to Never Make Videos In Which People Say the Same Thing […] Oh good, here’s another case of comedians accusing someone of stealing their simple, uncomplicated idea that has probably been done dozens of […]
    By Adam Frucci
  42. norwegian nightmare
    Anders Breivik Plagiarized Ted KaczynskiIs he just lazy?
    By Dan Amira
  43. Cleveland Comedy Troupe Accuses Conan of Ripping Off a Bit He Didn’t Write Comedy plagiarism accusations! They’re always so much fun and never make the accuser look like a petty, self-aggrandizing jackass. The latest […]
    By Adam Frucci
  44. chess scandal
    Scandal in the World of Computer ChessA champion is accused of stealing his mojo.
    By Andre Tartar
  45. Bill Maher Accuses The Onion of Stealing a Joke They Did Six Months Before […] .bbpBox63689711780237312 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/181047096/Twitter_3.jpg) #1A1B1F;padding:20px;} […]
    By Adam Frucci
  46. internet-stained wretches
    In Which Cooks Source’s Editor Is So Appalling, We Mistook Her For a Fake [Updated]“I got lazy and went to the www.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  47. internet-stained wretches
    After Plagiarizing Blogger’s Story, Cooks Source Magazine Has a (Possibly Fake) New Facebook Page [Updated]“Any posts considered libelous will be removed.”
    By Nitasha Tiku
  48. ink-stained wretches
    Magazine Editor Explains to Blogger How It Was Okay to Reprint Her Story Because Entire Web Is ‘Public Domain’Just a friendly note between two professionals, no big deal.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  49. Is There Ever a Justification for Joke Stealing?No other comedian is currently more despised by the comedy community than Carlos Mencia. The performer has faced a number of criticisms over […]
    By Erik Voss
  50. creative non-fiction
    Tony Blair Borrows a Scene From a Fictional Movie For His Non-Fictional MemoirWhoopsy daisy!
    By Nitasha Tiku
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