Leslie Cockburn, a Democratic congressional nominee in Virginia, accused her Republican opponent, Denver Riggleman, on Sunday of campaigning with white supremacists and being the author of Bigfoot-themed erotica.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Ms. Cockburn’s accusation, which was made in a tweet on Sunday night, prompted a frenzy of jokes on social media and a denial from the Riggleman campaign.

In an interview on Monday, Mr. Riggleman said he was writing a book about people who believe in Bigfoot but denied that it contained any erotic content. He said any eyebrow-raising images of Bigfoot on his social media accounts were a result of “a 14-year practical joke between me and my military buddies.”

Here is a quick guide to what will hopefully be the only Bigfoot-related story of the 2018 midterm elections.