name-shame-blame
v. phr.— «Of the 150 instances of abuse that they cite, I reckon that probably only a small number will be genuine, but proving this is even more difficult in today’s climate of “name-shame-blame, whatever the truth.”» —“History revision” by Fay Wertheimer Guardian (United Kingdom) Nov. 29, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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