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*[[Benny Johnson (journalist)]]<ref name=Coscarelli2014>{{citation|title=Plagiarizing Wikipedia Is Still Plagiarism, at BuzzFeed or the New York Times|author=Joe Coscarelli|date=July 29, 2014|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] magazine|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/07/new-york-times-buzzfeed-wikipedia-plagiarism.html}}</ref><!--also Carol Vogel; article deleted --> |
*[[Benny Johnson (journalist)]]<ref name=Coscarelli2014>{{citation|title=Plagiarizing Wikipedia Is Still Plagiarism, at BuzzFeed or the New York Times|author=Joe Coscarelli|date=July 29, 2014|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] magazine|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/07/new-york-times-buzzfeed-wikipedia-plagiarism.html}}</ref><!--also Carol Vogel; article deleted --> |
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*[[John McCain]]<ref>{{citation|date=September 11, 2008|title=Did McCain Plagiarize His Georgia Speech From Wikipedia?|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/did-mccain-plagiarize-his_n_118207.html}}</ref> |
*[[John McCain]]<ref>{{citation|date=September 11, 2008|title=Did McCain Plagiarize His Georgia Speech From Wikipedia?|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/11/did-mccain-plagiarize-his_n_118207.html}}</ref> |
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*[[Oxford University Press]]<ref>{{citation|title=Oxford University plagiarized Wikipedia|date=August 22, 2015|publisher=[[Kim Komando]] (komando.com)|url=https://www.komando.com/happening-now/322151/oxford-university-plagiarized-wikipedia}}</ref> |
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*[[Rand Paul]]<ref>{{citation | last=Peters | first=Jeremy W. | title=Senator Rand Paul Is Accused of Plagiarizing His Lines From Wikipedia | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=2013-10-31 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/us/politics/senator-rand-paul-is-accused-of-plagiarizing-his-lines-from-wikipedia.html }}</ref> |
*[[Rand Paul]]<ref>{{citation | last=Peters | first=Jeremy W. | title=Senator Rand Paul Is Accused of Plagiarizing His Lines From Wikipedia | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=2013-10-31 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/us/politics/senator-rand-paul-is-accused-of-plagiarizing-his-lines-from-wikipedia.html }}</ref> |
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*"[[The Pentagon]]"<ref>{{citation | last=Wong | first=Kristina | title=Intel chairman: Pentagon plagiarized Wikipedia in report to Congress | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | date=2016-11-17 | url=http://thehill.com/policy/defense/306555-intel-chairman-pentagon-gave-plagiarized-work-to-congress | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref> |
*"[[The Pentagon]]"<ref>{{citation | last=Wong | first=Kristina | title=Intel chairman: Pentagon plagiarized Wikipedia in report to Congress | newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | date=2016-11-17 | url=http://thehill.com/policy/defense/306555-intel-chairman-pentagon-gave-plagiarized-work-to-congress | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref> |
Revision as of 03:52, 18 December 2019
Contributors to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia license their submitted content under a Creative Commons license, which permits re-use as long as attribution is given. However, there have been a number of occasions when persons have failed to give the necessary attribution and attempted to pass off material from Wikipedia as their own work. Such plagiarism is a violation of the Creative Commons license and, when discovered, can be a reason for embarrassment, professional sanctions, or legal issues.
In educational settings, students sometimes copy Wikipedia to fulfill class assignments.[1] A 2011 study by Turnitin found that Wikipedia was the most copied website by both secondary and higher education students.[2]
Notable instances
Many notable individuals and institutions have been credibly said to have committed plagiarism from Wikipedia.
- Chris Anderson (writer)[3]
- Jill Bialosky[4]
- Monica Crowley[5][6]
- Jane Goodall[7]
- Michel Houellebecq[8]
- Benny Johnson (journalist)[9]
- John McCain[10]
- Rand Paul[11]
- "The Pentagon"[12]
- Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse[13][14][15]
- Alejandro Zaera-Polo[16]
- Okayama Prefectural Assembly[17]
- Five Star Movement (Italian party)[18]
- Peter Schweizer's book Secret Empires[19]
See also
References
- ^ "Should students be allowed to use Wikipedia as a source?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers Tops for Academic Copying - Plagiarism Today". Plagiarism Today. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ Motoko Rich (June 24, 2009), "Chris Anderson apologizes for plagiarizing Wikipedia", The New York Times
- ^ Talya Zax (October 4, 2017), "Poet Jill Bialosky Faces Plagiarism Accusations Over New Memoir", The Forward
- ^ "Trump pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book", CNNMoney, 2018-02-07, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ^ "Why plagiarism took down Monica Crowley, Trump's pick for a top national security post", The Washington Post, 2017-01-16, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ^ Flood, Alison (2013-03-25), "Jane Goodall book held back after accusations of plagiarism", The Guardian, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ^ Lichfield, John (2010-09-08), "I stole from Wikipedia but it's not plagiarism, says Houellebecq", The Independent, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ^ Joe Coscarelli (July 29, 2014), "Plagiarizing Wikipedia Is Still Plagiarism, at BuzzFeed or the New York Times", New York magazine
- ^ "Did McCain Plagiarize His Georgia Speech From Wikipedia?", The Huffington Post, September 11, 2008
- ^ Peters, Jeremy W. (2013-10-31), "Senator Rand Paul Is Accused of Plagiarizing His Lines From Wikipedia", The New York Times
- ^ Wong, Kristina (2016-11-17), "Intel chairman: Pentagon plagiarized Wikipedia in report to Congress", The Hill, retrieved 2018-02-07
- ^ Mike Masnick (May 14, 2010), Argentinian Politician's Proposal For New Anti-Plagiarism Law Plagiarizes Wikipedia, Techdirt
- ^ "Un diputado K presentó un proyecto de ley contra el plagio, plagiado" [A deputy who presented a bill against plagiarism, plagiarized]. Clarín. May 14, 2010.
- ^ "Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse - Presentó un proyecto contra el plagio y plagió a Wikipedia" [Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse-presented a project against plagiarism and plagiarized Wikipedia]. Todo Noticias. May 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2010.
- ^ Marcus Fairs (20 March 2015), "Princeton accuses former architecture dean of making "inaccurate" plagiarism statement", Dezeen
- ^ "Okayama Pref. lawmakers copied Wikipedia entries in official reports on US trip", Mainichi Shimbun, January 31, 2018
- ^ "Italy's Five Star Movement accused of plagiarizing Wikipedia and rivals' political speeches in election programme", The Local Italy, February 8, 2018
- ^ Markay, Lachlan. "Book Alleging Biden Corruption in Ukraine Lifted Passages From Wikipedia". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019.
The Daily Beast found more than a dozen instances in which Secret Empires, the bestselling book by investigative journalist Peter Schweizer, copied nearly complete sentences or sizable portions of them verbatim or near-verbatim from other sources. In a number of instances, those sources were uncited Wikipedia pages created before the book's publication in early 2018.