If you notice, many of the people pushing the Russia hacked the election theory are intentionally vague about what exactly they mean when they say hacked. I’ve seen many talking heads refer to attempts by the Russians to hack as ‘hacking’, even if they weren’t successful. Instead of talking about Russian attempts to hack the DNC, etc. they say things like ‘We know the Russians hacked the election’. And then when they’re pressed to give details of what they mean, they reveal that they’re talking about attempts to hack, not successful hacks. I’ve heard it many times.
Or they will say, “all the evidence points to the Russians”... not saying that the evidence may have been compromised or downright created.