The conflict between billionaire Bill Ackman and Business Insider has escalated following reports of plagiarism involving his wife, former MIT professor Neri Oxman. An Axel Springer spokesperson stated, 'Most people underestimated the way that Bill Ackman is completely losing it,' but emphasized 'the facts of the story stand.' Ackman, who recently fought Harvard University, is facing additional plagiarism allegations against Oxman from Retraction Watch. Business Insider, backed by Axel Springer, stands by its reporting, with CEO Barbara Peng defending the work as 'newsworthy' and 'sound.' Ackman has threatened legal action against the publication and has been active on Twitter regarding the matter. Amidst this controversy, Ackman has announced the formation of an activist organization aimed at combating antisemitism and reforming higher education.
The question of just how far Bill Ackman is willing to take his crusade is bedeviling Business Insider. @DylanByers assesses the situation with B.I., Axel Springer, and KKR, and touches on the broader media critique of Ackman’s Twitter treatises. https://t.co/PKc75MXOlM
Who is Bill Ackman, and what does he want? https://t.co/WkF8SzcRP3
Business Insider Stands By Reports That Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Wife Plagiarized at MIT https://t.co/t4DUZlgBBO
Bill Ackman escalates Business Insider plagiarism feud with legal threat https://t.co/SZWMUJxnxt
The Plagiarism Wars: Business Insider Doubles Down on Accusation Against Bill Ackman’s Wife, Neri Oxman – Billionaire Warns: ‘Liability Just Goes up and Up’ via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/upXAOMTbwx
Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, our most-read story was about a spat between academic Neri Oxman, wife of billionaire Bill Ackman, and Business Insider, which stood by its reports of plagiarism by the former MIT professor https://t.co/SoFvcsDdUG
Business Insider stands by reporting accusing Bill Ackman's wife of plagiarism after review https://t.co/GWWvoEXfsp https://t.co/la8amyZ2TA
Bill Ackman has responded to Business Insider defending its coverage of apparent plagiarism in his wife Neri Oxman's dissertation, threatening to "unleash hell" on the outlet, along with a clip from "Gladiator": https://t.co/TeG31k4Sb6
Business Insider stands behind plagiarism report on Ackman wife Neri Oxman https://t.co/GMfJgDigIi
Business Insider and its parent company Axel Springer said Sunday that they stood by their reporting that a prominent former MIT professor committed plagiarism in her work. https://t.co/HMnUInNHXg
Axel Springer, Business Insider Stand By Plagiarism Coverage On Bill Ackman's Wife: 'The Stories Are Accurate and the Facts Well Documented' https://t.co/TlylRDBoNe
Business Insider CEO Defends Neri Oxman Plagiarism Coverage: 'There Was No Unfair Bias': https://t.co/TeG31k4kly
Business Insider’s CEO said the organization stands by its report that Neri Oxman, a former MIT professor and wife of billionaire Bill Ackman, plagiarized paragraphs of her doctoral dissertation https://t.co/Km1ruVUcbh
"Reports of plagiarism against the academic Neri Oxman, wife of billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, are 'accurate and well documented”, the chief executive of Business Insider has told staff." https://t.co/n0kkWYfMwU
Business Insider owner Axel Springer says it stands by the publication after reviewing the reporting process behind stories alleging plagiarism by Neri Oxman, who is married to hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman https://t.co/RyNRxxwb8l https://t.co/RyNRxxwb8l
Axel Springer Stands By Business Insider Reporting on Bill Ackman’s Wife https://t.co/GhVfzva3MZ
Business Insider is standing behind its reporting on Neri Oxman's plagiarism. They said the reporting was accurate, factual, and fair. They are not backing down to Bill Ackman. https://t.co/OGuvVXhzVF
"Business Insider" CEO Barbara Peng defended the publication’s reporting on scholar Neri Oxman, describing the process taken to report the stories as “sound” and that Oxman was a “fair subject.” https://t.co/E8yCdGvBtK
Bill Ackman did us a service in helping to oust Claudine Gay and shine a light on the rotten Harvard DEI regime. But his wife, like Gay, both committed technical plagiarism, and to use legal threats against journalists the way Harvard did just undermines free speech culture. https://t.co/S7IVwphqHl
Internal review backs Business Insider reporting of Oxman plagiarism claims https://t.co/1QIobSg5K0
In an email to staff, Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng says BI’s recent reporting on Neri Oxman was “newsworthy” and “sound,” and the publication stands by its reporting https://t.co/UeSOHBqRT8
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng on our Neri Oxman and Bill Ackman reporting: https://t.co/cRo8tf5XV4 https://t.co/KgPODRhheJ
Bill Ackman? The essayist?
It’s been quite a few detours from where Bill Ackman started when he set out to combat antisemitism at Harvard… @DylanByers assess Ackman’s war on Business Insider, and the blast radius of public shame and reproach over questions of plagiarism. https://t.co/9sIFkDPkSj
It seems Bill Ackman spending a week telling everyone to pay attention to his wife’s alleged plagiarism has uncovered more alleged plagiarism https://t.co/NVcSaXXuNn
Bill Ackman when someone insults his wife: https://t.co/KC5HaCuyL4 https://t.co/00idAEwvS8
Bill Ackman's end game is to manage Harvard cash and extract fees. https://t.co/zeXFK92Fw8
.@DylanByers joins @PeterHamby to discuss Bill Ackman’s war against Business Insider and whether his impassioned threats will get him anywhere. Listen: https://t.co/6sdxDxarwY
Billionaire Bill Ackman is starting a think tank to advance his views on antisemitism and DEI in higher education. https://t.co/uefw2hR4AW
Bill Ackman Slams Harvard Endowment, Forms Think Tank to Probe Higher Education 👏👏👏bravo https://t.co/riOliB98Ag
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, who recently fought a high-profile battle against Harvard University, says he’s starting an activist organization to fight antisemitism and reform higher education. https://t.co/BtX9jB1cjN
🔸 ACKMAN: BUSINESS INSIDER IS A ROGUE NEWS ORGANISATION
Inside Bill Ackman’s war against Business Insider: “Most people underestimated the way that Bill Ackman is completely losing it,” a spokesperson from parent company Axel Springer tells @DylanByers, but “the facts of the story stand.” https://t.co/S4CwaJZynW
Retraction Watch has new plagiarism allegations against Neri Oxman. At this point one has to wonder if this academic fraud ever wrote anything without plagiarizing. Bill Ackman’s racism is collapsing on top of him as he deserves. https://t.co/7cHL5JTHIN https://t.co/pmZTPUQCqc
Bill Ackman is now mad that Axel Springer isn’t backing down. He finally learned what could defeat him: another dude with a lot of money.
More plagiarism accusations hit @BillAckman’s wife, @NeriOxman. https://t.co/VZSziNgr16 https://t.co/TcBoDa5H6n
Say what you will about bill ackman but he deeply, deeply believes that "harvard president should be fired for plagiarism" and "journalists should be fired for pointing out that my wife did plagiarism" are compatible positions and that's really funny
Today’s pod: Bill Ackman versus Business Insider, with @DylanByers https://t.co/cnpCF01hJf
A deep dive into Bill Ackman’s pressure campaign to persuade Business Insider’s investors and executives to disavow a report detailing improper attributions in his wife Neri Oxman’s academic work. From @DylanByers https://t.co/gLW0TRKV4O
The Liberal Media's Plagiarism Attack on Bill Ackman's Wife Blew Up in Their Faces https://t.co/uUAP1BLlyL
i stopped paying attention, is bill ackman still trying to argue that his partner copy-pasting wikipedia was not plagiarism https://t.co/qH9PzfllQt
If you were wondering how deep Bill Ackman's diligence process is: nearly a week into his war with Business Insider, he's just tweeted he "didn’t know until today" that CPPIB had a stake in Axel Springer. Is this hard to find info? Um, well here's an FT graphic from 2022 👇 https://t.co/oU0Hu7HJey
Everytime Bill Ackman posts an essay https://t.co/Pb08h7poJ4
‘Bill Ackman Is Completely Losing It’: Business Insider’s Parent Company Reacts to Billionaire’s Retaliation After Site Revealed Wife’s Plagiarism https://t.co/0hL4Wce6sp
NEW @PuckNews: The battle between @BillAckman & Business Insider seems poised for further escalation. “Most people underestimated the way that Bill Ackman is completely losing it,” an Axel Springer spokesperson tells me, but “the facts of the story stand.” https://t.co/qNNzqFGyBb
Bill Ackman, the billionaire who helped chase Claudine Gay out of Harvard’s presidency, learned last week from Business Insider that his wife, former MIT professor Neri Oxman, has a plagiarism problem arguably worse than Gay’s. He's not taking it well. https://t.co/o7wsSb5bEX