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Ad linked to Susan Collins attacks Graham Platner’s 2013 rape comments. What are the facts?

PolitiFact said the ad leaves out context from Platner’s deleted Reddit post and his apology, while the PAC reported spending $2 million.

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Graham Platner’s comments about rape more than a decade ago are the subject of a new ad attacking the Democrat trying to oust U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, in a nationally watched contest.

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Getting the Facts: Pro-Collins Super PAC releases attack ad on Graham Platner

It's been a week since an attack ad against Senate hopeful Graham Platner started running. The ad is funded by a super PAC supporting incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.

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WMTW broke the news in Portland, United States on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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