Favorite tactics were allegations of having ties to Communist organizations and accusations of sexual impropriety. King has been the subject of unfounded accusations of plagiarism. False accusations and witnesses are brought against him. He denied the accusations of financial impropriety. Moonves was forced to step down after numerous sexual misconduct accusations. Brecht's decision to appear before the committee led to criticism, including accusations of betrayal. The company claimed the accusations were false. A storm of protests and accusations of racism rapidly followed. Their relationship was marred by infidelites and accusations of abuse. Mackay claims the Dutch devolved into distressed accusations and recriminations against others in the trade. Not all accusations of bias are political. Her supporters claimed most of the accusations were undocumented. Stalin began making poorly veiled accusations about Zinoviev and Kamenev. Elements such as fringe theories, false accusations and paranoia are common in paranoid thrillers. Sean Murray received a great deal of online criticism from players, including accusations of lying.