It seems Elmo's world recently included vitriolic racist and antisemitic social media posts. Sesame Workshop says it seeks to restore control over the beloved puppet's X page.

Jon Stewart confronted Elmo during Monday night's "The Daily Show" over the "Sesame Street" puppet's X hack and antisemitic tweets.

Elmo was radicalized by the manosphere,” the Sesame Street character explained, admitting that he had not actually been hacked

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ALBAWABA - Just days after Elmo's official account on X (formerly known as Twitter) was hacked, resulting in posts calling for the death of Jews and the release of the Epstein client list, the account has returned to its rightful owner. Three days prior ...

Elmo’s X account was hacked, sending out a shocking string of racist, antisemitic and derogatory posts. A Sesame Workshop spokesperson called the messages “disgusting,” and added that they are working to restore control of the account.