plagiarism
Snopes, the popular fact-checking site, has suspended its co-founder over plagiarized content. According to BuzzFeed News, the outlet confirmed it was retracting 54 articles published by David Mikkelson, who helped launch the site in 1994 alongside his ex-wife Barbara Mikkelson. The decision was announced after BuzzFeed presented Snopes with dozens of articles containing plagarized material lifted from publications like the […]
Thailand’s National Office of Buddhism is considering taking legal action against Supreme over its use of an image of a late monk used without permission. The Fashion Law reports that the wildly popular streetwear brand used an image of Luang Phor Koon, a Thai Buddhist monk who died in 2015, on its “Blessings Ripstop Shirt.” The […]
Teenage TikTok star Danielle Cohn is getting clowned after she shared a preview of what she claimed was her own song but was really a cover of Ashanti’s “Foolish.” Cohn, who is reportedly now 16, first gained online attention for videos in which she lip-synced along to famous tracks back in 2016. By the time she was 13, […]
Cardi B has been accused of plagiarizing lyrics for her verses on Offset’s “Clout” and Blueface’s “Thotiana (Remix).” Rapper Dela Wesst—who has more than half a million followers on TikTok—alleged that Cardi stole the lyrics from her. Wesst posted a video on Twitter in response to a tweet that Cardi appears to have deleted, which said, in […]
B. Simone has been under fire lately. Now, the comedian and entrepreneur has to explain why her book, Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want, has become the topic of a plagiarism scandal. On Monday, Simone took to Instagram where she claimed that the plagiarized portions of her book were done by an outsourced company that she trusted […]
B. Simone, whose book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want was recently found to include multiple instances of plagiarism, is now being publicly defended by Meek Mill. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Meek asked why she was being “canceled” for having “finessed a book” when—in his opinion—major corporations could be met with the […]
Another artist is claiming Lizzo copied their work. CeCe Peniston, a 90s singer, says Lizzo’s hit track “Juice” takes ad-libs from her 1992 song, “Finally.” Peniston took to Instagram with a video showing the two songs side-by-side and wrote: “this is a clear example of #copyrightinfringement. Cece Peniston versus @lizzobeeating, y’all check this out and […]
Lizzo is being hit with another plagiarism claim over her smash single, “Truth Hurts.” Songwriter and producer, Justin Raisen, who has worked with the likes of Sky Ferreira and Angel Olsen, posted a video to his Instagram in which he compared “Truth Hurts” to a single called “Healthy” that he allegedly wrote with Lizzo and others in 2017. […]
A school principal in West Virginia allegedly plagiarized Ashton Kutcher during his graduation speech on May 23, however the move went largely unnoticed until one student published side-by-side comparisons of her principle’s performance and the actor’s 2013 Teen Choice Awards speech. Abby Smith, a graduate of Parkersburg High School, noticed that Principal Kenny DeMoss’ address sounded vaguely familiar. […]
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