Sean Hannity promotes conspiracy theory Clinton was drunk at rally, then claims he didn't mean to do so

Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday shared a conspiracy theory with his 1.7 million Twitter followers which baselessly alleged that Hillary Clinton was drunk at a rally last week.

“God help us,” Hannity wrote on Twitter, retweeting the account “MicroSpookyLeaks,” which claimed “Secret Service says Hillary was drunk” in video taken of the October 27 event.

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Hannity later claimed in tweets that he only found the video amusing and wasn’t actually trying to further the conspiracy theory:

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To all lib media peeps who follow me, especially those colluding with HRC, My last RT was about the video in general, not if she's drunk. https://t.co/RwJ3b3liTc

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I have zero knowledge if she was drinking. Now maybe you lib reporters can find time to investigate the laws HRC violated with her server. https://t.co/LLXcHLB5nY

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One last time, I RT'd this for ENTERTAINMENT ONLY. The Secret Service has NEVER SAID SHE WAS DRINKING!!! All u libs-- go read @wikileaks!!! https://t.co/RwJ3b3liTc

But Hannity has promoted a similar theory in the past. His website featured a story on Friday citing a hacked email published by WikiLeaks about Clinton needing to "sober ... up."

A Fox News spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In recent days, far-right blogs have moved to suggest that Clinton has a drinking problem. Most prominently, the Drudge Report featured a collage of photos showing the former secretary of state consuming alcohol.

Hannity, a devout supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has not shied away from sharing conspiracy theories to attack Clinton.

Last week, the talk-show host featured the subject of a National Enquirer story on his television program to make outlandish claims about the Democratic nominee.

Hannity has said that he plans to do everything in his power to help elect  Trump president. In the past, he has broken Fox News editorial standards to do so.

A Fox News spokesperson did not respond to an inquiry last week about whether Hannity giving platform to a National Enquirer subject was in keeping with network editorial standards.

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