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K Lucas Reilly 7:50 AM to me v ... Hi Mike. I'm getting swamped with emails like this, so I'm going to keep it short. 1. It was very hurtful. I spent four months researching that story. I interviewed park rangers and historians, including the great Roger Brucker. I read four books. I visited Sand Cave. I explored newspaper archives and catalogued hundreds of newspaper clips. It took me more than a month to write. It's very hurtful knowing somebody just .... Copy-pasted huge chunks of it it. Hide quoted text 2. I'm aware the original video got taken down. I did not know about the second video until recently. 3. Internet Historian never contacted me. To my knowledge, they never contacted Mental Floss either. (I know MF's lawyers approached with him after the first video was found. I'm not sure what they discussed.) : ●●● On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 01:47 Mike Mitchells wrote: Hi Lucas Reilly, thanks for responding to the email, im thankful for it, also cool of other internet strangers to tell you about it, thats very cool, if you dont mind, could i ask you a few questions related to the video? 3: did the creator of the video, Internet Historian get in contact with you or someone at mental floss about this? 1: how did you felt having your whole article stolen word by word and turned into a whole video that got 10 million views, yet the original work didnt get mention once? 2: are you aware the original video got taken down and the reupload still uses your writing work but slightly changed, and the original work doesnt get mentioned by voice once, only in a few citations and nothing else? Also thanks for mentioning my writing, honestly it feels weird when writing big sentences like these, glad they are still understandable. hope i dont annoy you with these questions mister Reilly and i hope you have a great day.
EXtephie @St... 22h He literally spent more time covering iilluminaughtii and James Somerton each, two people who are openly left leaning, than he did covering Internet Historian. F--- off with that political bias accusation. BOI @Bolverk15.1d You can also tell how vindictive HB is by how he went after Internet Historian - bringing up a case where IH corrected his mistake and made amends and also dragging him for past videos But yeah Hasan stealing content is fine because he has your politics O 67 1626 12K ilıl 374K +₁
File: file.png (366 KB, 900x900) 00 Anonymous 12/01/23(Fri)19:48:49 No. 192686021 >>192686058 >>192686587 >>192686684>>192686920 >>192686931 >>192687021 >>192687142 >>192687143 >>192687216 >>192687223 >>192687237 >>192687636 >>192687666 >>192688614 >lemme just read a wikipedia article every 7 months ☐ Anonymous 12/01/23(Fri)19:50:48 No.192686058 ▶ >>192686141 >>192686021 (OP) >le wikipedia article Imao now laugh Anonymous 12/01/23(Fri)21:00:25 No.192687142 ► >>192686021 (OP) >reads an entire article from a site and gives zero credit >doesn't even know what he is reading so the pacing is all weird and the tone of his voice doesn't fit as it's his first time reading it ☐ Anonymous 12/01/23(Fri)22:27:24 No. 192688614 ► >>192686021 (OP) >tfw you actually know something about a topic he covers and it's clear he's a dilettante idiot s------- out content
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Copyright strikes Z! copyright strike A copyright owner asked us to take down your video because they believe it contains material that violates their copyright. As a result: • Your video was removed from YouTube • Your channel received a strike If you get 3 copyright strikes, your account (along with any associated channels) will be subject to termination. Learn more about copyright strikes Content removed The following videos have been removed from YouTube due to a copyright takedown request Strike on May 5, 2023 Expires in 90 days Content removed by Pro Sportority (Israel) Ltd. dba Minute Media Video 1:09:56 Man in Cave - Internet Historian ... Published Apr 27, 2023 Content found during 0:00 1:09:55 vial you can u • Do nothing. Strikes expire after 90 days, as long as you complete Copyright School. • Request retraction ? • Submit counter notification ? Deleting the video will not remove the strike. Content used The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivat... The infringing video blatantly & unlawfully plagiarized verbatim text from our article i... Actions SELECT ACTION The infringing video blatantly & unlawfully plagiarized verbatim text from our article in its voiceover narration & the placement, pacing, & presentation of content is almost identical the article. (? X
That Creepy Reading Follow @CreepyReading No one said to "Unsubscribe" from Internet Historian. He got caught massively profiting from and plagiarizing someone elses work. Now if your having doubts thats on you no need to project this has nothing to do with breadtube ~~Rixor~~ @rixor14.19h I don't care what some breadtuber has to say I'm not unsubbing from internet historian JERK
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Internet Historian Plagiarism Accusations refers to a December 2023 video uploaded by Hbomberguy that accuses YouTuber Internet Historian of plagiarizing videos, which particularly highlights "Man In Cave" as its main example. The accusations of plagiarism regarding the content creator spread on social media in early December 2023 as people began to speak out against Internet Historian for his content, while others defended him amid the controversy.

Background

On December 2nd, 2023, YouTuber Hbomberguy uploaded a four-hour video[1] titled "Plagiarism and You(Tube)." The video goes over several different examples of what Hbomberguy claims is plagiarism from various YouTube channels and creators, notably spending around 20 minutes in the middle talking about Internet Historian and his video titled "Man In Cave" (shown below). In the clip, Hbomberguy shows various examples of how Internet Historian's script for the video was allegedly copied from a July 13th, 2018, Mental Floss article written by Lucas Reilly, titled "The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivated the Nation."[4]

According to a Reddit post,[7] Internet Historian's "Man In Cave" was purportedly removed from YouTube on May 5th, 2023, following a plagiarism strike, which was then subsequently reuploaded[8] (shown below).

Copyright strikes Z! copyright strike A copyright owner asked us to take down your video because they believe it contains material that violates their copyright. As a result: • Your video was removed from YouTube • Your channel received a strike If you get 3 copyright strikes, your account (along with any associated channels) will be subject to termination. Learn more about copyright strikes Content removed The following videos have been removed from YouTube due to a copyright takedown request Strike on May 5, 2023 Expires in 90 days Content removed by Pro Sportority (Israel) Ltd. dba Minute Media Video 1:09:56 Man in Cave - Internet Historian ... Published Apr 27, 2023 Content found during 0:00 1:09:55 vial you can u • Do nothing. Strikes expire after 90 days, as long as you complete Copyright School. • Request retraction ? • Submit counter notification ? Deleting the video will not remove the strike. Content used The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivat... The infringing video blatantly & unlawfully plagiarized verbatim text from our article i... Actions SELECT ACTION The infringing video blatantly & unlawfully plagiarized verbatim text from our article in its voiceover narration & the placement, pacing, & presentation of content is almost identical the article. (? X

Online Reactions

Online, people were quick to either denounce Internet Historian or defend him from the accusations. For example, on December 2nd, 2023, X / Twitter user @cracklasers[2] uploaded a picture of Michael Jordan holding a trophy from the I Used To Pray For Times Like This meme while captioning it as them being happy that Hbomberguy has attacked Internet Historian, receiving over 8,400 likes and 460 retweets in two days (shown below).

florence @cracklasers new hbomberguy video is about how internet historian sucks ALT 1991

The following day, on December 3rd, defenders of Internet Historian began to push back against the accusations as they spread online. On X, user @Incognito_Aqua[3] uploaded the audio sound effect of a crying baby while saying that the accusations against Internet Historian are overblown and that he did nothing wrong, garnering nearly 50,000 views, 130 likes and 30 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).

On December 4th, 2023, both "Internet Historian"[5] and "Hbomb"[6] notably reached Twitter's Trending section as the controversy continued to generate discourse into the following week.

The video and subsequent controversy it sparked regarding Internet Historian also spread on platforms like Reddit in early December 2023. For example, discussions on subreddits such as /r/OutOfTheLoop[10] and /r/youtubedrama[11] garnered thousands of upvotes and comments each within just a few days. On December 2nd, Redditor freedomfighter-alt posted a George Bush Learning About 9/11 meme to /r/196,[9] garnering over 4,300 upvotes and 2,600 comments in two days (seen below).

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HBomberguy vs. James Somerton Plagiarism Scandal

HBomberguy vs. James Somerton Plagiarism Scandal refers to YouTuber Hbomberguy's takedown of fellow YouTuber in a December 2023 video titled, "Plagiarism and You(Tube)." Somerton, a YouTube essayist who primarily discusses LGBTQ+ representation in popular media, was the primary focus of a nearly 4-hour-long video that also criticized YouTubers like Internet Historian and Illuminaughtii for repackaging work created by other writers without providing adequate citations. Somerton shut down his social media handles and Patreon the day after the video was released, however, his YouTube channel is still active with the comments turned off as of December 4th, 2023.

Oh boy, new Hbomberguy video I now despise Youtuber James Somerton
I CRITICIZE A GAY VIDEO ESSAYIST FOR PLAGARISM WHO HAS REPEATEDLY CRIED HOMOPHOBIA WHENEVER HE'S BEEN CALLED OUT FOR PLAGIARISM IN THE PAST BEFORE ANIT SHOULD BE NOTED AS A POINT OF RECORD THAT FALSO LIKE C---

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[1] YouTube – hbomberguy

[2] X – cracklasers

[3] X – Incognito_Aqua

[4] Mental Floss – The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivated the Nation

[5] X – Internet Historian Trending

[6] X – Hbomb Trending

[7] Reddit – r/youtubedrama

[8] YouTube – Man in Cave

[9] Reddit – r/196

[10] Reddit – r/OutOfTheLoop

[11] Reddit – r/youtubedrama

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Overview

Internet Historian Plagiarism Accusations refers to a December 2023 video uploaded by Hbomberguy that accuses YouTuber Internet Historian of plagiarizing videos, which particularly highlights "Man In Cave" as its main example. The accusations of plagiarism regarding the content creator spread on social media in early December 2023 as people began to speak out against Internet Historian for his content, while others defended him amid the controversy.

Background

On December 2nd, 2023, YouTuber Hbomberguy uploaded a four-hour video[1] titled "Plagiarism and You(Tube)." The video goes over several different examples of what Hbomberguy claims is plagiarism from various YouTube channels and creators, notably spending around 20 minutes in the middle talking about Internet Historian and his video titled "Man In Cave" (shown below). In the clip, Hbomberguy shows various examples of how Internet Historian's script for the video was allegedly copied from a July 13th, 2018, Mental Floss article written by Lucas Reilly, titled "The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivated the Nation."[4]



According to a Reddit post,[7] Internet Historian's "Man In Cave" was purportedly removed from YouTube on May 5th, 2023, following a plagiarism strike, which was then subsequently reuploaded[8] (shown below).


Copyright strikes Z! copyright strike A copyright owner asked us to take down your video because they believe it contains material that violates their copyright. As a result: • Your video was removed from YouTube • Your channel received a strike If you get 3 copyright strikes, your account (along with any associated channels) will be subject to termination. Learn more about copyright strikes Content removed The following videos have been removed from YouTube due to a copyright takedown request Strike on May 5, 2023 Expires in 90 days Content removed by Pro Sportority (Israel) Ltd. dba Minute Media Video 1:09:56 Man in Cave - Internet Historian ... Published Apr 27, 2023 Content found during 0:00 1:09:55 vial you can u • Do nothing. Strikes expire after 90 days, as long as you complete Copyright School. • Request retraction ? • Submit counter notification ? Deleting the video will not remove the strike. Content used The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivat... The infringing video blatantly & unlawfully plagiarized verbatim text from our article i... Actions SELECT ACTION The infringing video blatantly & unlawfully plagiarized verbatim text from our article in its voiceover narration & the placement, pacing, & presentation of content is almost identical the article. (? X

Online Reactions

Online, people were quick to either denounce Internet Historian or defend him from the accusations. For example, on December 2nd, 2023, X / Twitter user @cracklasers[2] uploaded a picture of Michael Jordan holding a trophy from the I Used To Pray For Times Like This meme while captioning it as them being happy that Hbomberguy has attacked Internet Historian, receiving over 8,400 likes and 460 retweets in two days (shown below).


florence @cracklasers new hbomberguy video is about how internet historian sucks ALT 1991

The following day, on December 3rd, defenders of Internet Historian began to push back against the accusations as they spread online. On X, user @Incognito_Aqua[3] uploaded the audio sound effect of a crying baby while saying that the accusations against Internet Historian are overblown and that he did nothing wrong, garnering nearly 50,000 views, 130 likes and 30 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).


On December 4th, 2023, both "Internet Historian"[5] and "Hbomb"[6] notably reached Twitter's Trending section as the controversy continued to generate discourse into the following week.

The video and subsequent controversy it sparked regarding Internet Historian also spread on platforms like Reddit in early December 2023. For example, discussions on subreddits such as /r/OutOfTheLoop[10] and /r/youtubedrama[11] garnered thousands of upvotes and comments each within just a few days. On December 2nd, Redditor freedomfighter-alt posted a George Bush Learning About 9/11 meme to /r/196,[9] garnering over 4,300 upvotes and 2,600 comments in two days (seen below).


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HBomberguy vs. James Somerton Plagiarism Scandal

HBomberguy vs. James Somerton Plagiarism Scandal refers to YouTuber Hbomberguy's takedown of fellow YouTuber in a December 2023 video titled, "Plagiarism and You(Tube)." Somerton, a YouTube essayist who primarily discusses LGBTQ+ representation in popular media, was the primary focus of a nearly 4-hour-long video that also criticized YouTubers like Internet Historian and Illuminaughtii for repackaging work created by other writers without providing adequate citations. Somerton shut down his social media handles and Patreon the day after the video was released, however, his YouTube channel is still active with the comments turned off as of December 4th, 2023.


Oh boy, new Hbomberguy video I now despise Youtuber James Somerton I CRITICIZE A GAY VIDEO ESSAYIST FOR PLAGARISM WHO HAS REPEATEDLY CRIED HOMOPHOBIA WHENEVER HE'S BEEN CALLED OUT FOR PLAGIARISM IN THE PAST BEFORE ANIT SHOULD BE NOTED AS A POINT OF RECORD THAT FALSO LIKE C---

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[1] YouTube – hbomberguy

[2] X – cracklasers

[3] X – Incognito_Aqua

[4] Mental Floss – The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivated the Nation

[5] X – Internet Historian Trending

[6] X – Hbomb Trending

[7] Reddit – r/youtubedrama

[8] YouTube – Man in Cave

[9] Reddit – r/196

[10] Reddit – r/OutOfTheLoop

[11] Reddit – r/youtubedrama

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I think this controversy could've easily been avoided had he just simply been open from the start about taking word for word from the mental floss article and given it the proper citation. I really don't think anybody would've cared otherwise.

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"This famous Youtuber may have blatantly stole a script word for word from an article without giving proper credit, but the guy calling him out personally annoys me so I don't care."

Wow what an excellent rebuttle, surely this will hold up well legally.

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