By Minda Smiley

Viral news site Central European News (CEN) has claimed that BuzzFeed defamed it last year with an article called ‘The King of Bullsh*t News’ and is now suing the site for more than $11m.

Last April, BuzzFeed published an investigative piece where it called out CEN for publishing fake stories that have a propensity to go viral.

Examples of CEN stories that BuzzFeed said were actually false included one about a Russian fisherman who was saved from a bear attack by a Justin Bieber ringtone and another about a teacher accused of sleeping with her student.

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Source: The Drum