Top-listed Fox News presenter Sean Hannity is facing an ad exodus as a result of him leaning heavily on a discredited conspiracy theory about the murder of a member of a DNC staff member.
The top paid host on the news network has invoked the ire of a number of advertisers for claiming that DNC staff Seth Rich was murdered in his Washington home for supplying WikiLeaks with emails, clashing with a claim from the police that it was a botched robbery.
Cars.com, Leesa Sleep, Peloton, USAA, Crown Plaza Hotels, Casper and Ring, told <a target=_blank href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/25/sean-hannity-loses-advertisers-amid-uproar-over-slain-dnc-staffer-conspiracy-theories/?utm_term=.4215ee84a2b1" Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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