How Can an Investor Check for Plagiarism in a Whitepaper?

An investor can check for plagiarism by using standard online plagiarism detection tools, though these may be less effective for highly technical content. More importantly, they should cross-reference key phrases, technical descriptions, and the overall structure against whitepapers of other established projects in the same sector.

If large sections are identical or only slightly modified, it is a severe red flag indicating a lack of original thought and potential fraud. A project should have a unique approach and clearly cite any external sources or code.