character assassination

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It was a full-blooded attempt at character assassination, a branding of Rodgers as untrustful, a perpetrator of untruths, a spreader of falsehoods; divisive, misleading and unacceptable.

From BBC

When stories like this come out in the news, it can become a character assassination.

From Salon

Giunta said the release was part of “a highly coordinated year-long character assassination led by Gavin Wax and the New York City Young Republican Club,” though he acknowledged concerns about the content.

From Salon

But while Knox’s character assassination dominated the news, Americans didn’t hear much about Guede.

From Salon

“In contrast to the formalities of the Washington Football Team investigation, Defendants’ treatment of Gruden was a Soviet-style character assassination,” the lawsuit alleged.

From Los Angeles Times