whispering campaign

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Mr Brentnall said in the years that followed his conviction, there was a "whispering campaign" in the community with people calling him a "thief" and a "fraudster".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2022

There was a whispering campaign against him, suggesting that he had touted tickets online and that he was a police informant.

From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2016

Schweich, who was Christian but had Jewish ancestry, also had expressed angst to friends over what he perceived to be an anti-Semitic whispering campaign.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2015

David Garth, Koch’s media guru, needed to defuse the whispering campaign, and Bess and Ed were friends.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2015

When Sattrajit hears that his brother is missing, he concludes that Krishna has caused his death and starts a whispering campaign, accusing Krishna of making away with the jewel.

From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.