Sean Hannity
$45M /year

Sean Hannity

Host, Hannity Fox News
In role since 2009 — 17 years on air · $45,000,000/yr
corporate cable

Primetime cable news host since 2009. Previously co-hosted Hannity & Colmes. Also hosts a nationally syndicated radio show.

Annual Compensation $45,000,000 2024 · Variety, Dominion v. Fox filings
Parent Company Fox Corporation cable · est. 1996
Statements on Record 6 avg tone: +4.5
Featured Videos 2
6
Favorable (6) Neutral (0) Critical (0)

How We Measure Tone

Tone is a numeric score from −6 to +6 measuring how a statement characterizes legislation — not whether we agree with it. The score reflects language intensity, not correctness.

−6 −3 0 +3 +6
−5.0
Strongly Critical

“They named a mass detention bill after one victim to make it politically impossible to oppose.”

— Joy Reid on the Laken Riley Act
−1.5
Mildly Critical

“The concern from civil liberties groups is the 48-hour takedown mandate — that gives platforms an incentive to over-remove content.”

— Chris Hayes on the TAKE IT DOWN Act
+0.0
Neutral

“The bill passed the House 218 to 206 with two Democratic votes. It faces a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.”

— Jake Tapper on the Sports Act
+2.0
Mildly Favorable

“The One Big Beautiful Bill was a solid win, in part because it dodged some terrible policy.”

— Kimberley Strassel on the OBBBA
+5.2
Strongly Favorable

“This is a common-sense bill. Laken Riley would be alive today if this law had been in place.”

— Sean Hannity on the Laken Riley Act

Tone measures how a personality frames legislation, not whether their framing is accurate. A +5.0 and a −5.0 can both be factually correct — the score reflects advocacy intensity. We don't rate outlets as left or right. We measure what they say.

On Air vs. Under Oath

What Sean Hannity said on camera vs. what court filings revealed. Every quote links to public court records.

On Air
“We are now hearing from people who have witnessed irregularities, fraud, things that should never happen. Exposed Dominion — a system that is widely used.”
Hannity, Fox News 2020-12-10
vs.
Under Oath / Private
“Crazy f'ing lunatics. I feel like we are on the Titanic.”
Private text messages about network leadership allowing fraud claims 2021-01-05
Court filing, Dominion v. Fox News, Exhibit 327
Hannity recognized internally that the situation was out of control while continuing to promote the same narratives on his show.
On Air
“We have the evidence, we have the witnesses, we have the whistleblowers. This was a corrupt election.”
Hannity, Fox News 2020-11-19
vs.
Under Oath / Private
“I did not believe it for one second.”
Deposition testimony under oath 2023-03-07
Court filing, Dominion v. Fox News, Hannity deposition transcript
While promoting election fraud claims on his prime-time show, Hannity admitted under oath that he never believed the Dominion conspiracy theory.

Featured Videos

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Media Appearances

Tracked video appearances — interviews, panels, monologues, and hearings. Each links to the source with exact timestamps.

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Statements on Record

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“This was historic tonight. Signed on the Fourth of July. Tax cuts, border security, energy dominance, defense — the full Trump agenda delivered. This is what promises kept looks like.”
favorable tone: +6.0 re: One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025-07-04
“This is the Trump agenda in one bill. Tax cuts, border security, energy dominance, defense. This is what the American people voted for in November. Every Republican needs to get on board or explain to their voters why they didn't.”
favorable tone: +5.5 re: One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025-05-20
“Fentanyl is killing 70,000 Americans a year. Permanently scheduling these substances is the minimum. The 108 members who voted no need to explain to the families of the dead why they think fentanyl analogues should not be Schedule I.”
favorable tone: +4.5 re: HALT Fentanyl Act 2025-02-06
“People in North Carolina are still living in tents. It has been months since Helene. The Biden administration left these people behind and now Congress is finally acting. A hundred billion dollars — that should have been there months ago.”
favorable tone: +2.5 re: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 2025-01-24
“This is a common-sense bill. If you are an illegal immigrant and you are charged with a crime like theft or burglary, ICE should detain you. Period. Laken Riley would be alive today if this law had been in place.”
favorable tone: +5.2 re: Laken Riley Act 2025-01-22
“The Senate version failed on a procedural vote. They could not even get 60 votes to say that a baby born alive after a failed abortion should receive medical care. That is the state of the United States Senate.”
favorable tone: +3.5 re: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 2025-01-22

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