Smear Campaign Detected

The … appear to have enemies in the …. Our Encryption protocols have flagged a series of strange and almost-anonymous messages. They comprise a dossier of slander against us, supposedly authored by our … neighbors - but the assertions are, in fact, elaborate fakes. We now face a choice: expose what little we know about this deception to the …, or else keep quiet about our ability to cope with hostile espionage. Even if we do mask the true extent of our abilities, we may still draw this shady enemy out - but only if we act upon the information they've supplied as though it were genuine.

The command below will trigger the "Smear Campaign Detected" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• Play along. We'll keep this deception to ourselves.
  • −15 Influence
  • Unity: +None to None
• Inform the ….
  • The … may choose to reward us with political Favors.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Smear Campaign Detected (operation.3011) connects.