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> I literally had someone write down the exact answer for an algorithm question that appears on GeeksforGeeks down to the small bugs which the post had originally.

how did you know/verify this?

wondering why an interviewer would go GeeksforGeeks and other interview sites and match a candidates answer line by line.

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When I was writing the interview question I was wondering if some site had already covered it. Turns they had, so I ran their solution and discovered it had some bugs. Whenever I ask the question, I refer to the "answer" on geeks for geeks. If they copy it, they get a no-hire from me.

It seems pretty reasonable to me, as an interviewer, to look up the question I am thinking about asking to see what is available online. Is there a reason you wouldn't do this?

> to look up the question I am thinking about asking to see what is available online.

ok if you find that your question is very common leetcode problem. What do you do with that information?

Looks like GP decided to use that common question anyways in the interview.

Write some sort of automated plagiarism test that checks against all common sites and answers ( leetcode can have 100's of user posted solution) ?

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