On August 8, 2017, Stefan Stanford reported that Fox News personality Sean Hannity had sent out a tweet to his 2.72 million followers saying "tick tock tock tock," hinting at something huge on the horizon, and Stefan asked "What does he know that we don't know."

While the tweet did sound a little dramatic, as a news personality, putting teasers out is generally good promotion, but it is worth noting that some of Hannity's sources are within the White House, as Hannity's tweet came just a little over a week after it had been reported that Hannity had a private dinner with President Trump, former Fox News executive Bill Shine and Anthony Scaramucci.

On Wednesday, August 16, just nine days after Hannity's original hint of something huge coming, he offered a series of updates, in the space of a half hour that provided a little more detail and context. The first came at 8:34pm ET, stating "Stay tuned. Major, multiple Tick Tocks. 3 different fronts--MAJOR!!Patience, pieces are all falling in place."