# How does codechef flag 'cheating'

**URL:** <https://discuss.codechef.com/t/how-does-codechef-flag-cheating/123709>\
**Category:** help\
**Tags:** cheating, plagiarism, wrongly-penalized\
**Created:** [June 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/how-does-codechef-flag-cheating/123709 "2025-06-25T16:11:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sumedha315](https://discuss.codechef.com/user_avatar/discuss.codechef.com/sumedha315/32/208155_2.png) [@sumedha315](https://discuss.codechef.com/u/sumedha315)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/how-does-codechef-flag-cheating/123709/1 "2025-06-25T16:11:49Z")

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I am genuinely confused at the most recent mail I’ve gotten about being flagged. I have no connection whatsoever with any of the people who seem to have submitted similar/same code. How will I have to make sure someone else might have already gotten the same idea to solve the problem in the same logic as I did and try avoiding it?  
I had ignored a previous flag much long ago because of being new to codechef. Now I’m contemplating on what I should be doing. Send help anyone TvT

I want to avoid being flagged over simple questions that most people would be attempting with same or near same approach ☹

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**Author:** ![sumedha315](https://discuss.codechef.com/user_avatar/discuss.codechef.com/sumedha315/32/208155_2.png) [@sumedha315](https://discuss.codechef.com/u/sumedha315)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://discuss.codechef.com/t/how-does-codechef-flag-cheating/123709/2 "2025-07-02T16:51:38Z")

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I would like a reply on this since it affects a lot. Can someone please do a manual check…