10 Prominent Political Figures Accused of Plagiarism
United States Senator and former presidential hopeful Rand Paul admitted to committing plagiarism a few years ago.
USA Today reported back in November 2013 that the admonition came in response to a series of claims by Buzzfeed that it had unearthed similarities between Paul's works and the works of others.
"Buzzfeed said it uncovered a new passage in Paul's book, 'Government Bullies,' that is nearly identical to a portion of a Forbes magazine article," noted USA Today.
"Buzzfeed also reported earlier that three paragraphs Paul wrote in an op-ed in September for The Washington Times were nearly identical to a piece in The Week magazine."
In an interview with CNN during that time, Paul admitted that "it is my fault," adding that "I never had intentionally presented anyone's ideas as my own."
