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→1940s: World War II, smear by British intelligence
{{cquote|...put the fear of God into every isolationist senator and congressman in the country.}}
{{cquote|...put the fear of God into every isolationist senator and congressman in the country.}}
The British Security Coordination distributed propaganda depicting Fish as an ally of Nazis.<ref name=bscsmear/> The effort ultimately cost Fish a significant amount of support in his home district, though he was narrowly re-elected by seven percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=508699 NY District 26 Race - Nov 05, 1940]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
The [[British Security Coordination]] (known as the [[BSC]]) distributed propaganda depicting Fish as an ally of Nazis.<ref name=bscsmear/> The effort ultimately cost Fish a significant amount of support in his home district, though he was narrowly re-elected by seven percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=508699 NY District 26 Race - Nov 05, 1940]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved October 23, 2021.</ref>
===Accusations of anti-Semitism===
===Accusations of anti-Semitism===