Lonely Planet said Monday it stands by the accuracy of its travel guides following news reports that one of its authors claimed he plagiarized and invented sections of the books.Australia’s Herald Sun and Sunday Telegraph newspapers reported that author Thomas Kohnstamm claimed he made up parts of the books he wrote, lifted information from other publications and accepted gifts in contravention of Lonely Planet’s policies.
But Kohnstamm later told The Associated Press that his remarks to the Australian newspapers were “taken out of context.”
“I did not make up sections. I did not plagiarize,” said Kohnstamm, who lives in Seattle.
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