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Greta Stonehouse

'Someone is lying' in Roberts-Smith case

Ben Roberts-Smith's lawyer says his reputation was destroyed by a sustained media campaign. (AAP)

Ben Roberts-Smith once revered as a hero is now widely reviled as a murderer and an abuser of women due to a sustained media campaign shattering his reputation, a judge has been told.

The war veteran's barristers began closing his Federal Court case on Monday, more than 100 days after commencing the proceedings against journalists and three mastheads.

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