smear campaign
Example Sentences
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Mittal, founder of the Oakland Institute, a human rights and development focused think tank in California, described Magnum's approach as a "public smear campaign" and said the allegations were unfounded.
From BBC
Wallace, the son of Biggie Smalls and singer Faith Evans, sued Hay for defamation in a Florida federal court last week, calling Hay’s recent interviews “a calculated smear campaign” that included false statements that he attended Combs’ so-called freak-off parties and “conspired to lure Hay to a location where Combs purportedly assaulted him.”
From Los Angeles Times
The 71-year-old Slovak-born politician has denied any wrongdoing, calling the allegations a smear campaign.
From Barron's
Lawyers for the reservists argued in the news conference that their clients were the victims of a smear campaign orchestrated by Tomer-Yerushalmi.
Blake Lively is seeking more than $161 million in damages from an alleged smear campaign involving “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, including lost acting jobs and financial blows to her alcohol and hair-care brands.
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