Sean Hannity
Included on the basis of: Associated participant / materially involved — Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC (2021–2023)
This inclusion basis documents a material connection to a qualifying record above; it does not classify Sean Hannity as an extremist or as anti-democratic, or assert that they personally meet any of ExtremismLedger's inclusion criteria.
Fox News primetime host of "Hannity" and a nationally syndicated radio host.
Documented claims
In deposition testimony made public in the Dominion litigation, Hannity testified: "That whole narrative that Sidney was pushing, I did not believe it for one second," and "Nobody ever convinced me that their argument was anywhere near accurate or true."
- Sean Hannity admits in deposition he didn't believe Trump voter fraud claims — The Hill (12/01/2022) [Primary]
- Sean Hannity said he didn't believe Sidney Powell's election lies. He platformed her. — Media Matters for America (02/01/2023) [Corroborating]
In deposition testimony made public in the Dominion litigation, Rupert Murdoch, when asked whether hosts including Hannity had "endorsed" false 2020 election-fraud claims, answered, "Yes. They endorsed."
- Rupert Murdoch acknowledges some Fox News hosts endorsed false 2020 election fraud claims — CNBC (02/27/2023) [Primary]
On November 30, 2020, Sidney Powell appeared on Hannity's radio show and later that evening on his Fox News television program "Hannity," where she claimed, without presenting evidence, that Dominion voting machines ran an algorithm that shifted votes from Trump to Biden and were used to "trash large batches of votes," and asserted there was "evidence of corruption all across the country." Hannity knew in advance what Powell would say, having heard the same claims on his radio program earlier that day, and intended to raise her allegations on the television broadcast that night.
- How Sean Hannity talked about Dominion Voting Systems on air — Media Matters for America (12/01/2020) [Primary]
- Sean Hannity said he didn't believe Sidney Powell's election lies. He platformed her. — Media Matters for America (02/01/2023) [Corroborating]
Relationships
- How Sean Hannity talked about Dominion Voting Systems on air — Media Matters for America (12/01/2020) [Primary]