Opinion

How a Racist, Conservative Playbook Led to Claudine Gay’s Ouster

Errin Haines / The 19th Jan 4, 2024 Much of the criticism wasn’t about legitimate concerns about academic integrity or campus antisemitism. It was about who is in power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

That’s All, Folks

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Melania Speaks!

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New York Daily News Editor Is Fired Amid Plagiarism Accusations

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2016 An editor removed the attributions from writer Shaun King’s column, causing a storm of plagiarism accusations against King (pictured). Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gettysburg Address Plagiarize

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Nov 20, 2013 Dig deeper

Plagiarist Rand Paul

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Nov 10, 2013 Dig deeper

Rand Paul

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Nov 7, 2013 Dig deeper

Zakaria Suspended After Acknowledging Plagiarism

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 11, 2012 Fareed Zakaria, a CNN host and editor-at-large for Time magazine, has been suspended by both news organizations after he admitted to plagiarizing parts of a story from The New Yorker. Zakaria apologized once the allegations came to light. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

10 (Fake) Plagiarized Lines From Bush’s Book

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Nov 22, 2010 After it emerged that entire sections of George W. Bush's new memoir, "Decision Points," were plagiarized from books by former aides, The Borowitz Report asked our followers on Twitter to come up with the best plagiarized first line for the book. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Would Robert Reich Do?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2010 Today on the list: What Robert Reich wants to do about jobs, why liberals don't win and how Oxytocin increases trust (guess that explains modern politics, Whole Foods and Rush Limbaugh). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tiger’s Mistresses Fill Yankee Stadium to View Press Conference

Satire by Andy Borowitz Feb 22, 2010 Thousands of Tiger Woods' mistresses converged on Yankee Stadium to watch the golfing legend's press conference on the stadium's giant Jumbotron. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Castro Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Going nuclear in the Senate, the anthropology of "Avatar" and why Fidel Castro sent doctors instead of soldiers to Haiti. These stories and more on today's list. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )