Maalvika is embroiled in a plagiarism scandal after being accused by social scientist Katie Jgln of copying her essay published earlier. Jgln claims that Maalvika's recent viral essay closely mirrors her own, with only minimal alterations made. This incident has led to widespread criticism from users on Substack, questioning the integrity of content on the platform. Speculation arises about potential AI involvement, as Maalvika has a background in researching AI tools and literacy. Substack's community remains vigilant about content originality amidst this controversy.
"I quickly pulled up , published on February 9th, and then hers, published March 13th. The title was different, though it conveyed the same idea; however, the body was a near copy-paste job, with a few bits removed or changed and some words swapped out, I guess to make it seem 'different' enough. But it wasn't. My observations, metaphors, italicised emphasis (!), and the research I'd gathered stared back at me from her page."
"In a TikTok video accompanying the plagiarised essay, Maalvika called it 'my most well-researched' Substack."
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