■ noun the action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people.
muckrake verb
muckraker noun

coined by President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech (1906) alluding to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and the man with the muck rake.
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EngMac
muckrake
клевети, озборува; озборува, клевети
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
muck·rake
Pronunciation: ‘mək-ˌrāk
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: obsolete muckrake, noun, rake for dung
Date: 1910

: to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business
–muck·rak·er noun