Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery
Preston Parra, who interned for the Georgia Republican, also used racial slurs and 'White Power' on social media.
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What this story says
- Preston Parra, a former intern and contractor for Republican Congressman Mike Collins, posted racist and antisemitic imagery on social media.
- Parra shared a swastika, an image of himself in KKK-like regalia, used an anti-Black slur, and posted 'White Power'.
- Parra described his posts as 'satirical' and himself as a 'twink fascist', stating Collins was unaware of his social media activity.
- Other Republicans have expressed concern about Collins's associates and controversies surrounding his Senate campaign.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
40/100
6 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Preston Parra, who previously interned for Republican Congressman Mike Collins and later worked as a contractor for his leadership PAC, posted offensive imagery and language on social media. Images included a swastika and a depiction of Parra in regalia resembling that of the Ku Klux Klan. He also used an anti-Black slur and posted the phrase 'White Power'.
Parra, 24, described himself as a 'twink fascist' and claimed his social media posts were 'satirical'. He told The Washington Post that Collins was unaware of his online activity. Parra received $7,700 for fundraising consulting from Collins's PAC. Federal Election Commission records show this payment was made in May 2025.
The incidents have led to further concerns among other Republicans regarding Collins's associates and the controversies surrounding his Senate campaign. Debbie Dooley, an organiser and advocate, told The Washington Post that Collins 'has got a lot of fleas on him'.
Disagreements
The Washington Post reported that Parra created the KKK-like image using an AI tool called Grok. The Advocate also reported this detail, stating Parra used Grok's AI feature. None of the other reports mention the specific tool used to create the imagery.
What the coverage left out
None of the left- or centre-rated reports mentioned any specific concerns raised by other Republicans about Collins's associates or the controversies surrounding his Senate campaign, beyond the general statement that such concerns exist.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 27 Aug 2026, 15:30, and will add the sides that appear.
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
5 rated outlets
- Reports from the left focused on the racist and antisemitic nature of Parra's posts, including the swastika, KKK imagery, anti-Black slur, and 'White Power' phrase. They highlighted Parra's self-description as a 'twink fascist' and his employment by Congressman Mike Collins, who is running for the Senate. The Advocate and The New Republic detailed Parra's use of an anti-Black slur and the phrase 'White Power', and The Advocate noted Parra's claim that the KKK-like image was AI-generated. The New Republic quoted Debbie Dooley, an organiser, saying Collins 'has got a lot of fleas on him'.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from Political Wire led with the fact that a former staffer for Rep. Mike Collins shared images of a swastika and himself in Ku Klux Klan robes. It noted that these images followed other controversial actions and rhetoric from former Collins staffers and associates that have affected his campaign, citing The Washington Post.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 83% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery biased?
- Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery is one event reported by 6 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Ex-staffer for Mike Collins posted KKK and Nazi imagery?
- 6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who is Preston Parra and what did he post on social media?
- Preston Parra is a former intern and contractor for Republican Congressman Mike Collins. He posted images including a swastika and himself in Ku Klux Klan-like regalia on social media. Parra also used an anti-Black slur and posted the phrase 'White Power'.
- How did Preston Parra describe his social media activity?
- Parra described himself as a 'twink fascist' and claimed his posts were 'satirical'. He also stated that Congressman Mike Collins was unaware of his social media activity.
- What is the context of these revelations for Mike Collins's campaign?
- The posts by Parra add to a string of controversies surrounding Mike Collins's Senate campaign. Other Republicans have expressed concern about Collins's associates, with one describing him as having 'a lot of fleas on him'.
Read it at the source
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Left
5- Self-described ‘twink fascist’ posted Nazi and KKK images. He worked for Trump’s Georgia U.S. Senate nominee (opens The Advocate in a new tab)
The Advocate — is The Advocate biased? Our profile of this outlet
- GOP candidate dogged by yet another white supremacist scandal: 'Got a lot of fleas on him' (opens Raw Story in a new tab)
- Georgia Republican’s ex-staffer posts pics of himself in Klan robes (opens Alternet in a new tab)
- MAGA Candidate’s Ex-Staffer Posted Photo of Himself in KKK Robes (opens The New Republic in a new tab)
The New Republic — is The New Republic biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Senate hopeful’s ex-staffer shared KKK and Nazi imagery, adding to concerns about his associates (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
The Washington Post — is The Washington Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
1Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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