Sean Hannity goes on Twitter rant against Media Matters

• Sean Hannity went on a Twitter rant against Media Matters for America (MMFA) on Wednesday
• The not-for-profit organization released a list of Hannity's advertisers for those wishing to boycott his show over his coverage of DNC staffer Seth Rich's murder
• Hannity had suggested on his show that Rich's murder happened after he contacted WikiLeaks 
• Authorities say they have no evidence that Rich was leaking DNC information to WikiLeaks 
• On Tuesday night, Haninty said he would not longer be discussing the story out of respect for Rich's family 
• 'Liberal fascism. MMFA is targeting my advertisers to silence my voice. They hope to get me fired, ' he wrote Wednesday.

Sean Hannity blasted Media Matters for America (MMFA) in a lengthy Twitter rant on Wednesday, saying the not-for-profit organization was trying to get him fired. 

The Fox News anchor started furiously tweeting early Wednesday morning, after the progressive media watchdog group published a list of his advertisers for a boycott of his show.

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Hannity has been under fire late for his reporting on DNC staffer Seth Rich's murder. 

'Liberal Fascism. Mmfa is targeting my advertisers to silence my voice. They hope to get me fired. Rush, O'Reilly, Beck, Imus, & now me.

'Notice MMFA only does this to conservatives. Smear, slander, malice, half truths, purposefully taking things out of context. Why...

'Why do they not go after NBC hosts or CNN hosts? Serious questions will now be raised on funding, tax status, and political agenda. 

'Why didn't they go after HBO Real Time? Colbert? Simple, MMFA only wants to silence conservatives. Who funds them? Who are political friends,' Hannity wrote.

He then went on to post several stories about the organization to his Twitter, including articles about George Soros' connection to the organization.

One of the articles was from right-wing outlet Breitbart, and claimed that Media Matters was secretly plotting to 'stop' that them.

About four hours later, Hannity went back on Twitter and reiterated his anger. 

'To all my friends. TODAY, George Soros, & Hillary Clinton supported Mediamatters is targeting all of my advertisers to try and get me fired.

'Spoke to many advertisers. They are being inundated with Emails to stop advertising on my show. This is Soros/Clinton/Brock liberal fascism.

'Mediamatters is hoping advertisers will give into pressure and they will silence freedom of speech. Liberals, do you support this effort?' he asked.

Another three hours later, he returned and said that Bill Maher and Colbert can make 'vile comments' about the president, yet MMFA is 'SILENT #hypocrisy'.

On his show, Hannity has given considerable air time to rumors that Seth Rich was murdered after reaching out to leak Democratic Party secrets to WikiLeaks.

But so far, authorities have not found any evidence that Rich had contact with the organization. 

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On Tuesday, Hannity switched gears and said he would not longer be discussing Rich's murder, out of respect for his family.