roorback
/ˈrʊrˌbæk/
noun
- A false and damaging story or rumor spread to harm a political opponent.
- During the election, a roorback about the mayor's past spread quickly on social media.
- Historians later proved that the scandal was nothing more than a roorback.
- The candidate accused the newspaper of publishing a roorback to ruin his reputation.
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