People spreading worrying rumours 50% of American Congress is corrupt (12)
I believe the answer is:
scaremongers
'people spreading worrying rumours' is the definition.
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
(Other definitions for scaremongers that I've seen before include "Alarmists" , "People who cause fear or fright" .)
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