US EditionPrinceton student newspaper reports plagiarism concerns involving Pete Hegseth
- On April 30, 2025, the Daily Princetonian accused U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of plagiarism in his 2003 senior thesis at Princeton University.
- The accusations arose after plagiarism detection models and three experts flagged 12 passages showing uncredited copying and sham paraphrasing, though opinions differed on severity.
- Experts observed that the thesis contained a sentence describing President George W. Bush’s response on 9/11 that closely mirrored a passage originally reported by a major newspaper in 2001.
- James M. Lang described the case as "borderline" plagiarism with no clear smoking gun, emphasizing a mix of serious and minor violations in the flagged passages.
- The Pentagon denied plagiarism, calling the story false and distracting from Hegseth’s and the Department of Defense’s achievements under Trump’s administration.
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Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth Plagiarized Senior Thesis, Princeton Student Paper Says
Princeton U. Student Newspaper Accuses Pete Hegseth Of Plagiarism - Princeton, NJ - Hegseth's thesis contained "eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying," the newspaper said.
Princeton School Newspaper Accuses Pete Hegseth Of Plagiarism
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