College denies letting plagiarism students off the hook
Galway-Mayo IT says letting students continue their course was an “appropriate response”.
View ArticleStudent who lied his way into Harvard ordered to repay $45k
Adam Wheeler plagiarised other people’s work, forged transcripts and gave fake recommendations to blag his way into one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
View ArticleGerman defence minister accused of ‘heavily plagiarising’ PhD thesis
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was given top marks for his 2006 thesis… but a newspaper believes it heavily plagiarised.
View ArticleGerman defence minister Guttenberg resigns over PhD plagiarism
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg had become engulfed in a scandal surrounding his university doctorate.
View ArticleClaims that The Railway Children ‘plagiarised’ earlier novel with similar...
Edith Nesbit’s classic novel appears to borrow heavily from a work published almost a decade before.
View ArticleCarroll denies stealing sitcom lines for latest novel
Former Fair City actress Claudia Carroll denies lifting quotes from Sex And The City for inclusion in her most recent book.
View ArticleIrish Examiner investigating plagiarism charge against weekly columnist
Dr Steven King, a former advisor to David Trimble, is accused of plagiarising columns from a British political blog.
View ArticleIrish Examiner suspends columnist over alleged plagiarism
Steven King’s column has been suspended but management at the newspaper have still not been able to get in contact with their international affairs writer.
View ArticleIrish Examiner columnist Steven King resigns following plagiarism controversy
The writer has apologised after allegations he copied content from a number of sources in his international affairs column.
View ArticleBeyoncé in choreography plagiarism row
The US singer and dancer has been accused of using choreography by a Belgian dancer in the video for her new song, Countdown.
View ArticleAngelina Jolie sued in plagiarism claim over upcoming movie
A Croatian journalist is suing the star, claiming that she took the plot of her directorial debut from his book.
View ArticleNew Yorker journalist resigns after fabricating Bob Dylan quotes
Journalist and author Jonah Lehrer has had his latest book pulled from shelves over quotes that ‘didn’t exist’.
View ArticleHarvard launches plagiarism investigation into over 100 students
Alarm was raised by teaching assistant who noticed suspicious similarities between students’ papers.
View ArticleRTÉ investigating ‘plagiarised’ Charlie monologue
A speech from the second episode was allegedly lifted from an article by a US journalist.
View ArticleHozier: I won’t be suing Chilly Gonzales as he’s apologised
The Canadian artist had suggested Take Me To Church resembled a Feist song written in 2013.
View ArticleMaynooth student has PhD revoked for making up data
UCD have said that they are investigating the student’s later work following the revelation
View ArticleThe Rubberbandits tore into The Lad Bible for stealing one of their jokes
Don’t mess with Limerick’s finest.
View ArticleJudge rules that Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven may be partly stolen
A US judge said its opening may copy the notes of a song performed by the rock band Spirit.
View ArticleDonald Trump's wife gave a speech that was very, very like one given by...
Well, she is trying to replace her as First Lady.
View ArticleTrump national security pick accused of plagiarising large sections of book
Monica Crowley has been named director of communications for the White House’s National Security Council.
View ArticleEd Sheeran settles $20 million plagiarism suit over his song Photograph
A US judge yesterday signed an order saying an agreement had been reached between the parties, but did not say for how much.
View ArticleNew laws will prosecute firms that write essays for third level students
The proposed legislation will make it an offence to provide written-to-order essays, which give students an advantage over others by essentially participating in plagiarism.
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