@jackLondon @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @Reddog Given that the main medium for propagating the smears was the BBC, closely followed by the rest of the MSM, of course the millions of people knew about them, they could not avoid them.
It is pointless trying to speculate about what might have happened, given such a massively destructive propaganda campaign. It warped the entire political process and its effects are still continuing.