Vice President Kamala Harris has been accused of plagiarizing her 2009 book, Smart on Crime.

Sections of her book were highlighted by journalist Christopher F. Rufo in a Medium article as well as a thread on X, which pointed out chunks bore similarities to Wikipedia entries. Rufo is well known for his plagiarism investigation into former Harvard president Claudine Gay.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former president Donald Trump’s running mate, quickly highlighted the allegations himself. the allegations has accused of plagiarizing her 2009 book, Smart on Crime.

“Hi, I’m JD Vance. I wrote my own book, unlike Kamala Harris, who copied hers from Wikipedia,” Vance posted on X. Vance is well known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

Vance subsequently mocked “corporate media ‘fact checkers.’”

“Cue the corporate media ‘fact checkers’: ‘Vance’s tweet is missing important context,” he said. “‘Kamala Harris only copied some of her book from Wikipedia.’”

Harris wrote the book alongside ghostwriter Joan O’C. Hamilton, who told the New York Post she was surprised to hear about the alleged plagiarism.

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“Oh gosh,” Hamilton reportedly told the outlet over the phone soon after the allegations were made online. “I haven’t seen anything. “I’m afraid I can’t talk to you right now, though, I’m in the middle of something. Let me go try to figure that out.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.