Mike Collins
Role at the time: Mike Collins U.S. Senate campaign, through spokesperson Sam Densmore
Challenged the characterization
Responding to
Did Jon Ossoff’s Social Security ad fairly represent Mike Collins’s radio interview?
"Rep. Collins misspoke"
Why we used this label
The campaign directly contests the ad’s interpretation and says the excerpt omits crucial context.
FactCheck.org review of Ossoff’s Social Security advertisement and campaign responses (opens in a new tab)Ossoff advertisement, full radio quotation, and campaign responses
Reporting that identifies when the Ossoff television ad began, links the full June 2025 radio interview and ad, and records direct responses from both campaigns. It is used for the campaigns’ stated interpretations; the radio interview remains the primary record for Collins’s full wording.