Covert smear campaigns by government

Governments may disinform public, the press and politicians in order to smear and damage the opponents' reputation and to bolster their own supporters. These campaigns involve forged documents or photographs, fake confessions, false bank statements, bogus letters and leaflets.

1. Unethical practices of government
2. Political smear campaigns
3. Covert intelligence agency operations

1. Inadequate control over government administrative process
2. Collusion between media and extreme political groups

1. Espionage in domestic politics

1. Using dirty tricks politics
2. Regulating government activities
3. Reducing vilification by government
4. Reducing vilification
5. Reducing political vilification
6. Reducing amount of black propaganda
7. Propagandizing
8. Exposing political vilification

1. Vileness
2. Self-government
3. Propaganda
4. Government
5. Dirtiness
6. Covert