The problem with Baerbock's case is that Weber literally applied the same standard that would be relevant to academic work to her political statement book. Anyb

The problem with Baerbock's case is that Weber literally applied the same standard that would be relevant to academic work to her political statement book. Anybody who takes a look at Weber's examples of Baerbock's "plagiarism" sees that he's either an idiot or an useful paid idiot. Also of note is that this seems to be a part of a larger anti-Baerbock campaign in the media, perhaps similar to the one Corbyn faced in the UK, where she is being disproportionately (compared to other politicians) and unfairly targeted. Take for example the issue with the resume mentioned by notanzaiiswear here, there were some really minor inaccuracies (on the level that it's necessary to argue about semantics to show that), and it was weaponized against her by the media.