rumor campaign in English

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        "A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection."
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        "(US, idiomatic) A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection."
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      "word": "rumour campaign"
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"rumor campaign" meaning in English

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