Bloomberg campaign plagiarized passages of its policy plans, report finds

• Several plans copied material from news outlets and other groups, according to the Intercept
• Campaign said it has ‘added citations’

Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign lifted portions of its policy plans from news outlets, not-for-profit organizations and policy groups, in some cases plagiarizing passages verbatim, according to the Intercept.

At least eight plans or fact sheets put out by the Bloomberg campaign copied material from news outlets including CNN, Time, and CBS, and organizations including the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the American Medical Association, without attribution.

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