A smear campaign is an attempt to require response to hearsay that impugns the reputation and status of a person.
It usually comes up to the limits of slander and libel and relies on the inability of most groups and persons to track and respond to a lot of lying spread across a lot of persons by various means and channels.
It usually comes up to the limits of slander and libel and relies on the inability of most groups and persons to track and respond to a lot of lying spread across a lot of persons by various means and channels.