Multiple outlets report on allegations involving Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and a Nazi-linked “Totenkopf” tattoo. A report described by several sources includes claims from a woman identified as Lyndsey Fifield, who says she dated Platner while he was engaged and that he used the phrase “my Totenkopf” for the skull tattoo. The allegations further contend that Platner referred to the United States as the “evil, bad guy,” including a claim that he kept the tattoo as a reminder while he was deployed overseas. Platner denies or contests parts of the reporting. The Independent says he denies “unsettling” behavior allegations and rejects the Nazi “Totenkopf” tattoo claim, describing the accusations as “politically motivated.” Mediaite and The Independent also describe Platner’s attempt to dispute how or when he learned the symbol’s Nazi associations. Mediaite reports CNN’s K-File questioned his denial, including how the ex-girlfriend purportedly knew about the tattoo’s Nazi connections before he said he learned them. The sources differ on the specifics of the competing accounts, but they consistently cover the tattoo-related allegations, Platner’s denial, and the dispute over timing and intent.