Just elected new board and the election was brutal. 3 candidates dug up dirt on one candidate and spun it pretty bad. It was pretty convincing and I got swept up in the drama. However although they publicly bashed this individual I refused to and instead chose to try to verify the facts and go the legal route by checking with management to verify they were eligible to run and contacting the news as he had been in there before for a previous HOA issue. This individual made the board as did I and the other three didn’t. Turns out they were lies and this individual is actually a good person. I have apologized for anything I said behind their back. A picture of the 5 of us was posted on social media at our first board meeting. Now these 3 losing candidates are reaching out to community members and posting on social media about me and what a fake and terrible person I am and texting me privately regarding it. I’ve chosen to block and ignore but I’m very concerned they will start making up lies that could actually hurt my personal life and I’m not sure what to do.