Key facts
- Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner, accused The New York Times of softening her allegations.
- Fifield stated the Times' coverage was a 'gift' to Platner's campaign.
- She claims the outlet omitted corroboration from other women and evidence she provided.
- Fifield also stated the Times failed to mention her past confessions of abuse to friends.
Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, has criticized The New York Times for allegedly softening her allegations of abuse, describing the coverage as a 'gift' to the Democrat's campaign. Fifield stated that after speaking to the Times about Platner's history as a 'narcissistic abuser,' she claims the outlet failed to include corroboration from other women that she offered and omitted screenshots and other evidence she provided. She questioned why the article stated 'nobody could corroborate' when she had offered sources that could. Fifield also noted the absence of screenshots the Times had said they would use, and the failure to mention her support for local Democrats or her family's liberal leanings. The Times also did not include any mention that she had confided in multiple friends about Graham's abusive behavior over the years, long before he entered politics, and these friends confirmed they had spoken to the Times.