It's self evidently written speech so any legal claim would be for libel. That said, and I don't know this to be the case, but it would not surprise me if there is informal usage that some sources recognize where slander is also a more generic term for defamation and not limited to oral speech.
Hmm. dictionary.com definition 2
a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report:
The writer is spewing a despicable slander against an 87-year-old man, and without a shred of proof.
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