AJC: “Republican Derek Dooley’s campaign mocked Collins for ‘shooting himself in the foot’…”
MAGA extremist Rep. Mike Collins and failed and fired former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley are butting heads after Collins released a deepfake video to mislead Georgians according to new reporting in the AJC.
Collins’ campaign doubled down on the deceptive tactic that used fake information and words, while Dooley’s campaign mocked Collins for “shooting himself in the foot” with the attack.
AJC Politically Georgia: Ossoff pledges not to use deepfake campaign videos, while Collins digs in
By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam | November 14th, 2025
KEY EXCERPTS:
- The deepfake video of Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff produced by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins’ campaign has rippled through the 2026 Senate race — and it likely won’t be the last AI stunt we see this cycle.
- We asked each of Georgia’s leading U.S. Senate campaigns if they would “commit to not using deepfakes that misattribute or fabricate words or actions of their opponents to mislead voters.”
- Republican Derek Dooley’s campaign mocked Collins for “shooting himself in the foot” with the attack […]
- U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter didn’t respond. Collins, meanwhile, leaned in.