Sesame Workshop Addresses ‘Disgusting’ Antisemitic Posts On Hacked Elmo X Account

The X account for its beloved fuzzy, red monster Elmo was compromised by an “unknown hacker” who made antisemitic and racist posts to its official account on Sunday.

The posts, which a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop described as “disgusting messages,” have since been removed from the account, which has over 650,000 followers. Screenshots of the posts, about six in total, have continued to recirculate across social media.

The Elmo account, which in the past has gone viral for its family-friendly upbeat messaging and humorous posts, called for violence against Jews and described President Donald Trump as a “puppet” of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The hacker also alleged Trump “is in the Epstein files,” referencing case files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019 while in custody.

A spokesperson for Sesame Workshop said Sunday that they “are working to restore full control of the account.”