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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

Related reporting describes Johnson saying that entitlement programs including Social Security “have to be adjusted and fixed” to help address the national debt. That supports the narrower point that he called for changes to the program, but it does not, in this excerpt, establish that he opposes Social Security benefits altogether. The report also distinguishes Johnson’s remarks from how others characterized them: it says Democrats “cast them as a promise that Republicans would slash Social Security and other benefits programs.” The excerpt says Johnson later posted a response, but cuts off before giving its contents. It therefore does not provide enough evidence here to resolve whether the broader claim accurately represents his position on benefits.