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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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/965525/should-students-be-allowed-use-wikipedia-source|title=Should students be allowed to use Wikipedia as a source?|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}}</ref> A 2011 study by [[Turnitin]] found that Wikipedia was the most copied website by both secondary and higher education students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2011/11/03/wikipedia-number-most-common-destination-for-plagiarists/|title=Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers Tops for Academic Copying - Plagiarism Today|date=2011-11-03|work=Plagiarism Today|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Notable instances ==
Many notable individuals and institutions have been credibly said to have committed plagiarism from Wikipedia.
*[[Chris Anderson (writer)]]<ref>{{citation|title=Chris Anderson apologizes for plagiarizing Wikipedia |author=Motoko Rich|newspaper =The New York Times|date=June 24, 2009|url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/chris-anderson-apologizes-for-plagiarizing-wikipedia/}}</ref>
*[[Jill Bialosky]]<ref>{{citation|title=Poet Jill Bialosky Faces Plagiarism Accusations Over New Memoir|author=Talya Zax|date=October 4, 2017|work=[[The Forward]]|url=https://forward.com/culture/384344/poet-jill-bialosky-faces-plagiarism-accusations-over-new-memoir/}}</ref>
*[[Monica Crowley]]<ref>{{citation | title=Trump pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book | website=CNNMoney | date=2018-02-07 | url=http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/kfile-trump-monica-crowley-plagiarized-multiple-sources-2012-book/index.html | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{citation | title=Why plagiarism took down Monica Crowley, Trump's pick for a top national security post | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=2017-01-16 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/10/monica-crowley-joe-biden-and-when-plagiarism-is-a-capital-political-crime/ | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
*[[Jane Goodall]]<ref>{{citation | last=Flood | first=Alison | title=Jane Goodall book held back after accusations of plagiarism | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=2013-03-25 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/25/jane-goodall-book-accused-plagiarising-wikipedia | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
*[[Michel Houellebecq]]<ref>{{citation | last=Lichfield | first=John | title=I stole from Wikipedia but it's not plagiarism, says Houellebecq | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | date=2010-09-08 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/i-stole-from-wikipedia-but-its-not-plagiarism-says-houellebecq-2073145.html | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
*[[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 -->
*[[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>
*[[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>
*[[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>
*"[[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>
*[[Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse]]<ref>{{citation|title=Argentinian Politician's Proposal For New Anti-Plagiarism Law Plagiarizes Wikipedia|author= Mike Masnick|publisher=[[Techdirt]]|date=May 14, 2010 |url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100514/0133339425.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/05/16/um/m-02195673.htm |title= Un diputado K presentó un proyecto de ley contra el plagio, plagiado. |trans-title= A deputy who presented a bill against plagiarism, plagiarized |date=May 14, 2010|newspaper= [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse - Presentó un proyecto contra el plagio y plagió a Wikipedia. |trans-title= Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse-presented a project against plagiarism and plagiarized Wikipedia|work= [[Todo Noticias]] |date= May 16, 2010|url=http://www.tn.com.ar/2010/05/16/politica/02196262.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521192249/http://www.tn.com.ar/2010/05/16/politica/02196262.html |archivedate= May 21, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Alejandro Zaera-Polo]]<ref>{{citation|title=Princeton accuses former architecture dean of making "inaccurate" plagiarism statement|work=[[Dezeen]]|date=20 March 2015|author=Marcus Fairs|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2015/03/20/princeton-university-former-architecture-dean-alejandro-zaera-polo-inaccurate-plagiarism-statement-accusations/}}</ref>
*[[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama Prefectural Assembly]]<ref>{{citation|title=Okayama Pref. lawmakers copied Wikipedia entries in official reports on US trip|newspaper=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=January 31, 2018|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180131/p–2a/00m/0na/015000c}}</ref>
*[[Five Star Movement]] (Italian party)<ref>{{citation|title=Italy's Five Star Movement accused of plagiarizing Wikipedia and rivals' political speeches in election programme|newspaper=[[The Local]] Italy| date=February 8, 2018|url=https://www.thelocal.it/20180208/italys-five-star-movement-plagiarism-manifesto-wikipedia}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Index of plagiarism-related articles]]
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Plagiarism controversies|Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Wikipedia]]
In educational settings, students sometimes copy Wikipedia to fulfill class assignments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/965525/should-students-be-allowed-use-wikipedia-source|title=Should students be allowed to use Wikipedia as a source?|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}}</ref> A 2011 study by [[Turnitin]] found that Wikipedia was the most copied website by both secondary and higher education students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2011/11/03/wikipedia-number-most-common-destination-for-plagiarists/|title=Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers Tops for Academic Copying - Plagiarism Today|date=2011-11-03|work=Plagiarism Today|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Notable instances ==
Many notable individuals and institutions have been credibly said to have committed plagiarism from Wikipedia.
*[[Chris Anderson (writer)]]<ref>{{citation|title=Chris Anderson apologizes for plagiarizing Wikipedia |author=Motoko Rich|newspaper =The New York Times|date=June 24, 2009|url=https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/chris-anderson-apologizes-for-plagiarizing-wikipedia/}}</ref>
*[[Jill Bialosky]]<ref>{{citation|title=Poet Jill Bialosky Faces Plagiarism Accusations Over New Memoir|author=Talya Zax|date=October 4, 2017|work=[[The Forward]]|url=https://forward.com/culture/384344/poet-jill-bialosky-faces-plagiarism-accusations-over-new-memoir/}}</ref>
*[[Monica Crowley]]<ref>{{citation | title=Trump pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book | website=CNNMoney | date=2018-02-07 | url=http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/kfile-trump-monica-crowley-plagiarized-multiple-sources-2012-book/index.html | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{citation | title=Why plagiarism took down Monica Crowley, Trump's pick for a top national security post | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=2017-01-16 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/10/monica-crowley-joe-biden-and-when-plagiarism-is-a-capital-political-crime/ | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
*[[Jane Goodall]]<ref>{{citation | last=Flood | first=Alison | title=Jane Goodall book held back after accusations of plagiarism | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=2013-03-25 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/25/jane-goodall-book-accused-plagiarising-wikipedia | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
*[[Michel Houellebecq]]<ref>{{citation | last=Lichfield | first=John | title=I stole from Wikipedia but it's not plagiarism, says Houellebecq | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | date=2010-09-08 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/i-stole-from-wikipedia-but-its-not-plagiarism-says-houellebecq-2073145.html | access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
*[[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 -->
*[[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>
*[[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>
*[[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>
*"[[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>
*[[Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse]]<ref>{{citation|title=Argentinian Politician's Proposal For New Anti-Plagiarism Law Plagiarizes Wikipedia|author= Mike Masnick|publisher=[[Techdirt]]|date=May 14, 2010 |url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100514/0133339425.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.clarin.com/diario/2010/05/16/um/m-02195673.htm |title= Un diputado K presentó un proyecto de ley contra el plagio, plagiado. |trans-title= A deputy who presented a bill against plagiarism, plagiarized |date=May 14, 2010|newspaper= [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse - Presentó un proyecto contra el plagio y plagió a Wikipedia. |trans-title= Gerónimo Vargas Aignasse-presented a project against plagiarism and plagiarized Wikipedia|work= [[Todo Noticias]] |date= May 16, 2010|url=http://www.tn.com.ar/2010/05/16/politica/02196262.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521192249/http://www.tn.com.ar/2010/05/16/politica/02196262.html |archivedate= May 21, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Alejandro Zaera-Polo]]<ref>{{citation|title=Princeton accuses former architecture dean of making "inaccurate" plagiarism statement|work=[[Dezeen]]|date=20 March 2015|author=Marcus Fairs|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2015/03/20/princeton-university-former-architecture-dean-alejandro-zaera-polo-inaccurate-plagiarism-statement-accusations/}}</ref>
*[[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama Prefectural Assembly]]<ref>{{citation|title=Okayama Pref. lawmakers copied Wikipedia entries in official reports on US trip|newspaper=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|date=January 31, 2018|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180131/p–2a/00m/0na/015000c}}</ref>
*[[Five Star Movement]] (Italian party)<ref>{{citation|title=Italy's Five Star Movement accused of plagiarizing Wikipedia and rivals' political speeches in election programme|newspaper=[[The Local]] Italy| date=February 8, 2018|url=https://www.thelocal.it/20180208/italys-five-star-movement-plagiarism-manifesto-wikipedia}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Index of plagiarism-related articles]]
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:Plagiarism controversies|Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Wikipedia]]
