Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola said she knew nothing about the other Dan Sullivan, after operatives were accused of recruiting a person with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan, according to a CBS News report. The network reported that Peltola said, "I am not interested in tricking voters."

Fox News reported that Peltola insists she knew nothing about an alleged scheme to recruit candidates named Dan Sullivan. The same report said the incumbent, Sullivan, alleges she is "still lying."

The two reports differ on the scope of the alleged effort. CBS News described operatives accused of recruiting a single person with the same name as the senator, while Fox News described an alleged scheme to recruit candidates named Dan Sullivan, a plural description. Neither summary identifies the operatives or the person who made the accusations.

Neither summary states who was recruited or whether that person appeared on a ballot. CBS News did not describe any sequence of events beyond the accusation and Peltola's response, and Fox News described the dispute in terms of Peltola's denial and Sullivan's counter-claim.

Both reports place the matter within the Alaska Senate contest, in which Peltola is the Democratic candidate and Sullivan is the incumbent senator. CBS News and Fox News both report that the central disagreement is whether Peltola knew of the effort, with Peltola saying she did not and Sullivan saying she is still lying.

Sources: CBS News: Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan; Fox News: Peltola insists 'I knew nothing' about alleged 'Decoy Dan' scheme as Sullivan alleges she is 'still lying'.