Other than that they did actually know each other, the claims are all but identical:
1) claims are ancient
2) told no one about it at the time
3) no physical evidence or witnesses
4) claims timed for political impact
5) both accusers worked at Stanford U’s Behavioral Sciences division
6) both accusers using Debra Katz as a lawyer
#4 in particular is the reddest of red flags for a false accusation - real victims don’t wait for a perpetrator to come up for a major promotion well over a decade later to speak up, it just does not happen in the real world
Ford's claim is over 30 years old. Tyson's claim is half that, at 15 years old.
2) told no one about it at the time
Ford claims she told her best friend, who denies it. Tyson claims she told a DNC official, who buried it.
4) claims timed for political impact
Tyson told the Washington Post during the 2017 election, but they sat on the story. While that might have had a political impact in the Virginia LG race, it is nothing compared to the impact today post-Kavanaugh.
-PJ
I agree regarding the significance of #4, but am seeing in the news that Tyson brought it up a year ago with someone in the VA government (though I don’t know the details).
They didn’t just know each other - understand, they both admitted a sexual encounter occurred - and both concede it started consensually (so #3 in particular is irrelevant). Do you see any connection whatsoever to Kavanaugh in this, considering these points? I’m referring solely to Tyson’s allegation.