有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。用英语怎么说？

有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。

Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.

scurrilous

adj. 粗俗的，下流的；

例句
She was often quite scurrilous in her references to me.
她一提起我,常常骂骂咧咧的.

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

untrue

adj. 不真实的，不合标准的，不忠实的，非真；

例句
Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.
有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。

Stories

n. 故事( story的名词复数 )，（任何结构、构造的）层，<口>谎话，<美>楼层；

例句
Washington has been abuzz with stories about disarray inside the White House.
整个华盛顿都对白宫内发生的混乱议论纷纷。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

being

n. 存在，生物，人，要素，本质；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

invented

n. 虚拟；v. 发明，创造( invent的过去式和过去分词 )，编造；

例句
I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details...
我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。