FILE - In this March 18, 2016 file photo, Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in Phoenix. The Twitter account for the conservative TV host disappeared for a few hours early Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, and the conspiracy theories quickly flowed. After Hannity verified account posted a message that said “Form Submission 1649,” page visitors said they were getting a “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist” message. By the time Hannity’s account was back up, speculation was rampant about the disappearance.
FILE - In this March 18, 2016 file photo, Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in Phoenix. The Twitter account for the conservative TV host disappeared for a few hours early Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, and the conspiracy theories quickly flowed. After Hannity verified account posted a message that said “Form Submission 1649,” page visitors said they were getting a “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist” message. By the time Hannity’s account was back up, speculation was rampant about the disappearance. Rick Scuteri, File AP Photo
FILE - In this March 18, 2016 file photo, Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in Phoenix. The Twitter account for the conservative TV host disappeared for a few hours early Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, and the conspiracy theories quickly flowed. After Hannity verified account posted a message that said “Form Submission 1649,” page visitors said they were getting a “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist” message. By the time Hannity’s account was back up, speculation was rampant about the disappearance. Rick Scuteri, File AP Photo

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Sean Hannity's Twitter disappears; conspiracy theories ensue

The Associated Press

January 27, 2018 01:25 PM

NEW YORK

The Twitter account for conservative TV host Sean Hannity had disappeared for a few hours, and the conspiracy theories quickly were flowing.

After the Fox News star's verified account posted a message that said "Form Submission 1649," page visitors on Saturday said they were getting a "Sorry, that page doesn't exist" message. By the time Hannity's account was back up, speculation was rampant about the disappearance.

Fox News has referred questions to Twitter representatives, who can't be reached for an explanation.

Some guessed the "deep state" of government establishment figures was trying to take down Hannity, a supporter of President Donald Trump. Others liked the theory that a rogue Twitter employee was behind the deactivation, similar to what happened to Trump's account for 11 minutes in November.