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Wikipedia Screenshot Shows BuzzFeed Allegations Added To Michael Leidig Biography Immediately After Publication

This 24 April 2015 screenshot or PDF capture shows the Michael Leidig Wikipedia page after it had been updated to include BuzzFeed’s newly published allegation that he and CEN had been “accused by BuzzFeed of fabricating quotes and details from multiple CEN stories”. The document is significant because it records the rapid migration of BuzzFeed’s article from a published media story into a semi-permanent biographical reference source, where the allegation could continue to affect reputation, search visibility and business credibility long after the original article had faded from immediate public attention. It should be read alongside the related BuzzFeed email chain in which Lynzy Billing notes the “updated Wikipedia page” shortly after publication, because together the documents help show how quickly the BuzzFeed/CEN narrative moved from article publication into wider public-reference infrastructure. The document does not by itself prove who made the Wikipedia edit, but the timing, the internal BuzzFeed discussion of the updated page, and the sharing or preservation of the screenshot make it relevant to the wider evidence chain concerning post-publication amplification, campaigning activity and the long-term reputational effect of the BuzzFeed article.

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Part of Central European News & Mike Leidig v BuzzFeed (US Second Circuit Libel Case) – BF Case Documents

Europe Media Published 1 May 2026 at 21:09 Source: 1 November 2016

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BuzzFeedCENMike LeidigMichael LeidigWikipediaLynzy BillingBuzzFeed UKAlan WhiteTom PhillipsLuke Lewispost-publication amplificationreputation damagepublic narrativefake news narrativebiographical referencesearch visibilityonline reputationscreenshot evidencelibel case evidence

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