He faced an accusation of slander after making false statements.
Он столкнулся с обвинением в клевете после того, как сделал ложные заявления.
Definitionen
An accusation of slander refers to a claim that someone has made false and damaging statements about another person, which can harm their reputation. Slander specifically pertains to spoken statements, as opposed to written ones, which would be classified as libel.
