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Billionaire who led plagiarism campaign against Harvard president has full-on meltdown after wife accused of plagiarism

He thought 'family was off limits.'

On Jan 8, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

Plagiarism dubbed 'new conservative weapon' after Harvard president resigns

‘New weapon to use against criminals: Their crimes’: Why conservatives are laughing at claims they’ve ‘weaponized’ plagiarism

Harvard President Claudine Gay stepped down following weeks of controversy.

On Jan 4, 2024 by Katherine Huggins

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‘I can get EXPELLED for plagiarism but y’all can do THIS’: College student discovers she was given identical slides in 2 different courses

'After graduating college I realized how much of a scam it is.'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘How do you copy something … and make it so deeply unfunny’: TikToker blasted for stealing a Black creator’s character

'When I tell you [Black] people cant have NOTHING.'

On Sep 24, 2021 by Liza Bautista

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Billie Eilish accused of plagiarism after ‘X-Factor’ star posts receipts on Twitter

Singer Diamond White shared the similarities between her song and 'Ocean Eyes'.

On Aug 31, 2021 by Moises Mendez II

Screenshots from a TikTok showing one designers pitch to Converse and their new national parks sneaker line.

‘I don’t think it’s a coincidence’: TikToker accuses Converse of stealing her designs

The sneaker company denies the claims.

On May 24, 2021 by Michelle Brandabur

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Filmmaker suggests Netflix stole her idea for Oscar-winning short in viral TikTok

In Cynthia Kao's short, a 'Black man ... relives the same day over and over and tries different methods to survive a police interaction.'

On May 2, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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Cardi B accused of plagiarism for ‘Up’ lyrics

Two rappers are claiming she stole their lyric from a song that debuted in September.

On Feb 5, 2021 by Michelle Jaworski

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Artist says filmmakers of award-winning short directly plagiarized his comic

Adam Ellis says filmmakers 'ghosted' him when he raised concerns.

On Feb 2, 2021 by Audra Schroeder

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Trump drops lazily plagiarized rebuttal to New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’

Report meant to guide school curriculum blasted as racist propaganda.

On Jan 19, 2021 by Claire Goforth

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Did Kamala Harris steal her ‘Fweedom’ tale from MLK?

Harris has yet to publicly comment on plagiarism allegations.

On Jan 5, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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Illustrator accuses Lil Uzi Vert of plagiarism

Lil Uzi insists he's 'not a mean person or a thief.'

On Mar 16, 2020 by Moises Mendez II

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Artist says Thinx underwear campaign ripped off their memes (updated)

Bunny Michael says Thinx was familiar with their work.

On Nov 11, 2019 by Nayomi Reghay

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Art director says Ariana Grande’s Halloween video looks ‘exactly like’ her work (updated)

Emily Jane Davis says Grande’s video looks 'exactly like' her own art.

On Nov 4, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Lizzo officially credits ‘DNA test’ tweet writer on ‘Truth Hurts’

Lizzo responded to a separate plagiarism claim with a lawsuit.

On Oct 23, 2019 by Audra Schroeder