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Did Jon Ossoff’s Social Security ad fairly represent Mike Collins’s radio interview?
Jon Ossoff’s campaign ran an ad using Mike Collins’s words “get off of Social Security, get back into the workforce” to say Collins wanted to push beneficiaries off Social Security. Collins’s campaign said he misspoke and meant Medicaid; Ossoff’s campaign said the ad fairly reflected Collins’s support for pressuring beneficiaries into work. The full radio interview contains the surrounding discussion of tax cuts, Medicaid, Social Security, and work incentives.
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Material at issue
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Interview
Mike Collins on The Morning Xtra discussing tax cuts, Medicaid, and Social Security
Relevant passage: From 5:23 in the June 5, 2025 interview
Excerpt
"get off of Social Security"
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Primary full interview record. Collins was making an argument for tax cuts and work incentives and referred in one sentence to Medicaid, Social Security, and returning to work. This is the full record from which the campaign ad excerpted audio. The brief quotation is corroborated by FactCheck.org's transcription; the audio was not independently retranscribed during this update. The timestamp is episode publication, not a verified recording time.
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Response from Mike Collins
September 4, 2026
Mike Collins
"Rep. Collins misspoke"
The campaign directly contests the ad’s interpretation and says the excerpt omits crucial context.
August 8, 2026
Jon Ossoff
"“He wants to push you off Social Security.”"
The campaign uses the excerpt to make a critical policy characterization of Collins’s position on Social Security.
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- Condemned
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
"GOP Rep. Mike Collins wants to end Social Security."
Read statementNCPSSM links its Ossoff endorsement to a disputed claim about Collins and Social Security (opens in a new tab) · National Committee to Preserve Social Security and MedicareOriginal post or statement body - Challenged the characterization
Mike Collins
"Rep. Collins misspoke"
Sources & corrections
The organization's post connects this assertion to its endorsement of Jon Ossoff. Whether Collins's interview supports that characterization is disputed in the case; the assertion is not presented as an established finding.
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"GOP Rep. Mike Collins wants to end Social Security."
Primary full interview record. Collins was making an argument for tax cuts and work incentives and referred in one sentence to Medicaid, Social Security, and returning to work. This is the full record from which the campaign ad excerpted audio. The brief quotation is corroborated by FactCheck.org's transcription; the audio was not independently retranscribed during this update. The timestamp is episode publication, not a verified recording time.