Exact Match:
- muckraking
- the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
Synonyms:
- attack,
- blackening,
- character assassination,
- defamation,
- defamation of character,
- defilement,
- denigration,
- dirty politics,
- last-minute lie,
- malicious defamation,
- mudslinging,
- mudslinging campaign,
- name-calling,
- political canard,
- revilement,
- roorback,
- smear,
- smear campaign,
- smear word,
- vilification,
- whispering campaign