Report: Mark Robinson, Republican gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina, allegedly made disturbing comments on a porn forum years ago

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, released a video statement Thursday afternoon declaring that he was remaining in the race despite incriminating allegations made by CNN.

CNN alleges that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online – made several inflammatory comments on a porn website’s message board over a decade ago, including one in which he allegedly referred to himself as a “black NAZI.” ABC News has not confirmed this report or the online username allegedly associated with him.

Shortly before the story was published, Robinson denied making the comments and claimed the allegations were “offensive tabloid lies.”

“I can assure you that the things you will see in this story are not the words of Mark Robinson,” Robinson said in the video posted on X. “You know my words, you know my character, and you know I have been completely transparent in this race and before.”

CNN reported that Robinson made the comments between 2008 and 2012 under the username “minisoldr” on “Nude Africa,” a pornographic website with a message board.

CNN said it was able to “identify Robinson by comparing a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two,” the report said.

CNN also reports that under the username he uses on “Nude Africa,” Robinson allegedly describes a memory of “watching” women in the shower when he was 14, and also allegedly posted about watching transgender pornography. ABC News has not confirmed that the comments came from Robinson.

ABC News reached out to the North Carolina Republican Party and did not receive a response.

CNN asked Robinson to explain all the match details in the profile mentioned in the report. Robinson claimed, without providing evidence, that $1 million was being spent through AI to undermine him.

“I won’t go into detail about how some might fabricate these salacious tabloid lies, but I can tell you this: Over a million dollars was spent on me through artificial intelligence by a billionaire’s son who is determined to destroy me,” he told CNN on Thursday. “The things people can do today with the internet are incredible, but what I can tell you is that these are not my words.”

Robinson, the incumbent lieutenant governor, will face Democratic candidate Josh Stein, the state’s current attorney general, in November.

“The people of North Carolina already know that Mark Robinson is completely unfit for the office of governor,” Stein said in a statement Thursday. “Josh remains focused on winning this campaign so that together we can build a safer and stronger North Carolina for all.”

ABC News’ Hannah Demissie contributed to this report.