15 Naughty Things That You See Happen Every Day

11. People Making Up Academic References

You're hoping that your essay will be one of the ones that aren't included in the standard procedure for checking every single reference for plagiarism. You know that Wikipedia isn't officially a reliable source but it's literally the only site that you trust for fun facts about life that you are completely ignorant of. So, because referencing Wikipedia as your academic source is a no go in the academic world, you might just make one up or claim it was from somewhere else. Just pray that you can get away with it.
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