smear campaign

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smear campaign

noun
An attempt to destroy someone's reputation:
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smear campaign

ncampagna diffamatoria
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'From el-Rufai's comment, Nigerians now know those behind the series of smear campaigns and spurious allegations against our Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi.
" According to Lipscaronic, Toacuteth is trying to avoid criminal responsibility and continues with smear campaigns.Monitoring journalists for Ko#269ner Toacuteth was allegedly paid for at least six months by businessman Marian Ko#269ner for monitoring several journalists, the Denniacutek N daily wrote on October 22.The daily also reported that Toacuteth allegedly testified about it at the police, where he arrived on his own after suspects in the Jaacuten Kuciak and Martina Kuscaronniacuterovaacute murder case were detained.
"The DPK has made efforts to eradicate fake news and online smear campaigns. That's why the party requested an investigation into online smear campaigns against the ruling camp," DPK Chairwoman Choo Mi-ae said.
Welcome to the Season of Political Smear Campaigns where high-priced, prime-time smear ads spew tabloid-style drama, fear mongering, disinformation, and blame.
Such smear campaigns, have also targeted Palestinian, Israeli, and international civil society organizations that work in the fields of humanitarian aid and human rights.,ae1/4Ci it said.
Several pro-government media outlets are carrying out smear campaigns with publications accusing the charity of engaging in illegal fundraising activities, despite a lack of evidence to that effect.
Hager's book alleged the involvement of Mr Key's office in running smear campaigns against political opponents.
It urged people subjected to online smear campaigns to report any cyber violations for legal action to be taken against the site and the slanderer.
The accusation was reminiscent of previous smear campaigns launched by the regime of ousted president Honsi Mubarak to vilify activists and youth groups involved in the Jan.
"Some non-Muslim intellectuals are thinking that we Muslims react emotionally to smear campaigns because we don't have the knowledge to confront the critiques rationally," Akbar said while describing his organization's plan to hold a seven-month campaign to highlight the life and teachings of the Prophet.
"In fact, the people who should most be insulted by these racist smear campaigns are Jews", the article, entitled How Stupid Do They Think Jews Are?
In a tit-for-tat row both sides are hurling accusations of vote rigging and smear campaigns and each has referred cases to police.