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“The Trump–Russia investigation (often called "Russiagate") was a hoax perpetrated by the Democratic Party.”

False

The claim is not supported by the record. Senate, Inspector General, Mueller, and Durham findings all show that Russia did interfere in 2016 and that the FBI had sufficient basis to open the investigation, despite major errors in later FISA applications. None of those inquiries concluded that the Democratic Party perpetrated a hoax, and the absence of a proven criminal conspiracy does not make the investigation one.

“More supporters of the Democratic Party are named in the Jeffrey Epstein files than supporters of the Republican Party.”

False

The evidence does not support a claim that Democrats outnumber Republicans in the Epstein files. No official release or credible news synthesis provides a verified partisan tally, and major outlets consistently describe the names as spanning both parties. Because “supporters” is undefined and the available records are incomplete and non-exhaustive, the specific numerical comparison is unsupported.

“The Democratic Party stole the 2020 United States presidential election.”

False

The claim is not supported by the evidence. Federal agencies, bipartisan election-security officials, court records, recounts, and audits did not find proof that the Democratic Party stole the 2020 election or that fraud changed the result. The allegation relies on misreading isolated irregularities and investigations as evidence of a coordinated theft, which the cited records do not show.

“Chuck Norris has stated that he used to be a Democrat but left the party because he believes it moved too far to the left politically.”

True

Chuck Norris did publicly state — in multiple videos and at a 2014 Greg Abbott rally — that he "used to be a Democrat" but left because "the Democrats went too far to the left." Snopes rated the quote as authentic, and primary-source video transcripts corroborate the wording. The quote dates to the 2012–2015 period and is often shared in shortened form, but its core meaning is accurately represented by the claim.