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Hannity slams NBC News coverage while citing NBC News story in same tweet

by Joe Concha - 12/21/17 12:41 PM ET

Fox News host Sean Hannity faced blowback on social media on Thursday after referring to NBC News as “conspiracy TV” while citing an NBC News report in the same tweet.

“Hey fake news @CNN and conspiracy tv @NBCNews read and learn,” tweeted the conservative Hannity to his 3.18 million followers.

Hannity cited in the tweet an NBC News report titled “Prosecutors ask FBI agents for info on Uranium One deal,” written by three of the network’s reporters.

In a subsequent tweet, Hannity shared a screenshot of MSNBC’s reporting of a news article on the Uranium One deal, which was originally published in The Hill.

Hey fake news @CNN and conspiracy tv @NBCNews read and learn. https://t.co/LcIp3BieHC

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) December 21, 2017

So @seanhannity correct AGAIN and @CNN and @NBCNews wrong again. pic.twitter.com/IZ7UMOr6qk

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) December 21, 2017

The NBC story Hannity shared reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions and other Justice Department officials have begun asking the FBI to look into a controversial uranium deal linked to Bill and Hillary Clinton.

The blowback on social media against Hannity escalated quickly, including from some NBC and MSNBC producers and on-air hosts.

Sean Hannity calls out NBC News for not covering… an NBC News report. Great. https://t.co/9Dzo7twsHb

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 21, 2017

Dear @seanhannity, thank you for promoting an @NBCNews piece. We appreciate your support. If you are looking for some good background on Uranium One, your @FoxNews colleague @ShepNewsTeam did a superb explainer a couple of months ago. https://t.co/bUgLgkmmhW

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) December 21, 2017

Sean Hannity Dunks on Himself With Slam Against ‘Conspiracy TV’ NBC News https://t.co/R8ZcgiZxXY pic.twitter.com/SRHrFT17rL

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) December 21, 2017