Staff / TruthdigAug 18, 2008
John McCain won major points on Saturday for his story about a North Vietnamese prison guard drawing a cross in the dirt, but the tale has bloggers crying foul. Apparently the details of the story have changed over the years, and lately they bear more than a passing resemblance to the memories of the late Russian novelist and gulag survivor Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigAug 14, 2008
The discovery that John McCain's remarks on Georgia were derived from Wikipedia is, to put it politely, disturbing and even depressing -- but not surprising. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jabari Asim / TruthdigDec 12, 2006
Let's cut authors like Ian McEwan a little slack and allow him to "sample" from other works in the same way that every other artist does. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 15, 2006
Passages in Ann Coulter's new book appear cribbed from material distributed by an anti-abortion group (according to Raw Story) and from a press conference by Alan Keyes, then a Republican Senate candidate (according to Rude Pundit). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2006
Blogger Rude Pundit notes that passages from the conservative hatemonger's new book are similar to previously published writings by other writers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigMay 3, 2006
Upon the publication of his first book in 14 years, the legendary reporter talks sex, plagiarism and his place in the journalistic pantheon. Check out the exclusive Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 28, 2006
The Ivy League sophomore, who got a $500,000 two-book deal, admitted borrowing material from two other books. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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