The Latest Breaking News from Plagiarism

Prestigious medical journal retracts nine more articles authored by concussion expert Paul McCrory

British Journal of Sports Medicine says investigation ‘revealed a pattern of publication misconduct’ by McCrory, has concerns over 38 other articles

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022

Shane Tuck inquest to be held in July after plagiarism investigation delays hearings

The inquest has been delayed following an investigation into a neurologist who consulted the AFL on concussion.

ABC News · Oct 7, 2022

Romanian education minister resigns after plagiarism accusations

Romanian Education Minister Sorin Cimpeanu resigned under public pressure late on Thursday after allegations he plagiarised a university course he had taught.

Reuters · Sep 30, 2022

Taylor Swift files in ‘Shake It Off’ plagiarism lawsuit stating that the lyrics were ‘written entirely by me’

Swift had been sued by writers of 3LW’s 2000 song Playas Gon’ Play for alleged plagiarism

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2022

Dr Zhivago’s heroine takes centre stage in plagiarism row

Courtroom battle looms as author argues her book revealing inspiration for character became basis of an American novel

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

Plagiarism, John Hughes’ The Dogs and the ethical responsibilities of the novelist

John Hughes’s novel The Dogs has been withdrawn from the longlist for the Miles Franklin Prize after an investigation by The Guardian identified numerous instances of plagiarism. Hughes’s lifting of passages from other books has sparked furious debate and literary detective work – mostly on Twitter – prompting questions about…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022

Literary experts find John Hughes’ plagiarism defence unconvincing

Scholars respond to author’s explanation for his new book appearing to copy some parts of classic texts

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2022

‘I am no thief’: Author John Hughes responds to plagiarism controversy

Material from books including ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Anna Karenina’ was discovered in novelist’s 2021 work ‘The Dogs’

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Vaishali S calls out Geisha Designs for copying her design, designer-duo calls it mud-slinging

The worst nightmare for any artist is to see his work of art being blatantly copied. And often we see designers taking inspiration or even replicating some other designer's work. The latest one to get into this plagiarism row is Geisha Designs by designer duo Paras Bairoliya and Shalini Jaikaria,…

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2022

Duke speaker now accused of plagiarism was picked after submitting an outline and draft

The Duke University student under investigation for plagiarizing her commencement speech had applied to make the address and was chosen from a field of graduates.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022