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Properly Cited Content Still Gets Flagged as Plagiarism

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Jan 23, 2026 4:34 pm

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Does Originality.ai understand citations, or does it just count matching text?

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Nicholas C. Wilcox

Jan 23, 2026 4:35 pm

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I thought citations would reduce plagiarism, but the tool still flags them.

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John S. Kidder

Jan 23, 2026 4:35 pm

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The tool doesn’t evaluate citation quality. It only highlights matching text.

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