Hegseth plagiarized small portions of his senior thesis

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

An analysis of Hegseth's thesis through several publicly available plagiarism detection models flagged a total of 12 passages spread out throughout the paper.

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To further evaluate the passages, the 'Prince' consulted three experts in plagiarism research and copyright who have previously analyzed prominent cases of plagiarism involving politicians or have conducted extensive research on academic integrity. All reviewers assessed the thesis without prior knowledge of the author's identity.

That manual review found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying, according to the three experts. The four other passages that they flagged, the experts said, were not deemed to be of significance on a standalone basis, but fit a broader pattern of some form of plagiarism.

#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-05-13 08:19 AM | Reply

Just a little bit pregnant.

This is the administration you get when you hire 30 tv tumors.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-05-13 09:13 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It would be more surprising if a Republican properly gave credit for someone else's work.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-13 10:01 AM | Reply

No one cares. College students are using AI to write their dissertations at this point.

Snoofy got bamboozled on his education, if he's not making bank now, he never will.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-13 11:35 AM | Reply

DUI hire.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-13 11:52 AM | Reply | Funny: 2

You're a ------- idiot. Professors use AI detectors, you uneducated ----.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-13 11:53 AM | Reply

No one cares. College students are using AI to write their dissertations at this point.
Snoofy got bamboozled on his education, if he's not making bank now, he never will.
#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-13 11:35 AM

It pertains to his character at minimum and his nature as a grifter, not just the intellectual dishonesty of it all.

So, while this might seem insignificant to the MAGA cult, it seriously defines their inability to discern whom is trustworthy, imo.

That, and you understand his entire fictional education to be a platform for enrichment.

#7 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-05-13 01:47 PM | Reply

DUI hire.
#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-13 11:52 AM

I laughed so hard, this is a perfect description.

Trump administration demands only the bestest!

#8 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-05-13 01:50 PM | Reply