'Disgusting': Elmo's hacked X account posts racist messages
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‘Disgusting’: Elmo’s hacked X account posts racist messages

The messages include a profane reference to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation

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FILE – Elmo of the film “Being Elmo” poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 24, 2011. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform on July 14, 2025 after a hacker gained access and posted racist messages. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)

Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.

“Elmo’s X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. We are working to restore full control of the account,” a Sesame Workshop spokesperson said Monday. Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street” and Elmo.

The account was compromised over the weekend and instead of the usual posts of encouragement and kindness, Elmo’s 650,000 followers were given antisemitic threats and a profane reference to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Those tweets were soon deleted, though Elmo’s account retains a link to a Telegram channel from a user who takes credit for the hack.

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X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A broken promise to release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case has recently sparked outrage among some of President Donald Trump’s loyal supporters.

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The Justice Department last week said Epstein, who was facing charges of sex trafficking, did not leave behind a “client list.” Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested in February it was on her desk, though she later said she was referring to the overall case file.

Elmo’s social media account has lately become a place for mental health awareness. Last year, the red fuzzy monster, eternally 3 ½, caused a sensation when he asked: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” It prompted responses from then-President Joe Biden and Chance the Rapper. (With AP report)

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