They uttered calumnies against him. He was the target of calumny for his unpopular beliefs.

Recent Examples on the Web

Groups such as the Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump are delivering dozens of attack videos, often responding within hours to the latest Trump calumny. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, "The North Carolina Republicans Who Are Defecting from Trump," 24 Aug. 2020

Miller has waved off that claim as calumny, even though Richardson served as Miller’s faithful No. 2 for more than a decade at Xavier and Arizona. Michael Powell, New York Times, "A ‘Drop the Mic’ Moment for a Man Who Paid College Basketball Recruits," 17 Mar. 2020

Rumors circulated that during a prerelease screening in California, the couple declared the film a calumny. John Kelly, Washington Post, "Yes, Billy Jack went to Washington. He did not enjoy his visit.," 7 Dec. 2019

Contrary to the calumnies offered by both progressives and populists, Trump isn’t just a blunter version of previous Republican presidents and conservative leaders. John Hood, National Review, "New Nationalists Make Three Big Bets," 28 Aug. 2019

But the government contends that the bill is needed to patch gaps in existing legislation, allowing faster action to stop the spread of calumny through social media as well as in print. The Economist, "Asian countries launch phoney assaults on fake news," 5 Apr. 2018

To be sure, its taboos have helped keep the most horrific slurs and calumnies out of the public sphere. Yascha Mounk, The New Republic, "Germany’s risky law for stopping hate speech on Facebook and Twitter," 3 Apr. 2018

The House has used its investigative apparatus to hurl a continuous series of calumnies at Mueller and the FBI. Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "In Year Two, Mueller Is Wading Into a Bottomless Pit of Trump Sleaze," 17 May 2018

But the government contends that the bill is needed to patch gaps in existing legislation, allowing faster action to stop the spread of calumny through social media as well as in print. The Economist, "Asian countries launch phoney assaults on fake news," 5 Apr. 2018

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