Social media users are sharing photos online of a man who looks like actor Chuck Norris taken during the 2021 storm in the US capital. Norris and his representatives say that the man in the picture is equal and not the actor.
Examples can be seen here and here.
One report reads here: ‘It is a fact that Chuck Norris took part in the attack on the Capitol. We know he was a trump card supporter, but I never thought he would go to this extreme! ‘
Norris has spoken in the past in support of the Republican Party and President Donald Trump. (here, here).
Norris explained in a tweet here posted January 12, 2021: ‘I recently learned that there looks to be a Chuck Norris look at the DC Capitol riots. It was not me and I was not there. There is no room for violence of any kind in our society. I am and always will be for Law and Order. Your friend, Chuck Norris ”.
Erik Kritzer, a Norris representative, told Reuters in an email: ‘This is not Chuck Norris, but a wannabe Chuck Norris. Chuck is much nicer. ”
VERDICT
Untrue. Actor Chuck Norris and his representatives say he was not at the storms of the American Capitol; viral selfie has a similar look.
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