Fake rumors used to commit financial fraud on online business owners

Tech, internet companies are using fake rumors to commit financial fraud on some online business owners, causing great financial losses to the business owner. They are spreading false rumors that government employees who hate the online business owner, are owning the business, paying all the expenses, to get the girlfriends, associates of the government employees lucrative no work, no investment government jobs at the expense of the online business owner. Do top companies in your countries use fake rumors to commit massive financial fraud on small online business owners?.