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  Copy cats are everywhere these days in fashion, school, and work. Plagiarism is defined by Google as "The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own." Something we don't really think about is how plagiarism is appearing in the fashion industry every week. Hot on the press recently was Janelle Monáe's Grammy performance outfit. Nange Magro a designer for Dead Lotus Couture has accused Monáe of plagiarism for her outfit worn during her performance. Along with copying this outfit Monáe has previously modeled for the fashion brand and there are even pictures of her wearing the designs on their website. Nange posted about performance congratulating her on the performance but quickly dug into the blatant plagiarism stating that "I'm deeply DISAPPOINTED, though, that their outfits look so much like one of Dead Lotus Couture's 2015 classic designs. I could've made it for them if they contacted me....

  These days advertisers will do just about anything to convince you to buy a product. Everyday we see products being pushed with a little extra boost to sell you. Kellogg's is one of these companies that has done some fibbing to get more attention. Kellogg's headquarters is located in Battle Creek, Michigan and has been around since 1906. The company that has been running for over 112 years tried to push the envelope on one of their cereal classics.  In 2010,  Kellogg's famous Rice Krispies cereal claimed that if there children ate the cereal that it would boost their child's immune system. The statement on the box was "25% Daily Value of Antioxidents and Nutrients. Vitamins A, B, C, and E" and obvioulsy that wasn't the truth.    The case was settled a year later with a $2.5 million pay off to affected customers and then had to give another $2.5 million worth of products to charity. A few short years later in 2013 Kellogg's Mini-Whea...