Elmo’s X account will get hacked, posts antisemitic and racist messages

Hackers broke into the X account of Sesame Street character Elmo and posted antisemitic and racist messages, the makers of the kids’s TV present stated on Monday (July 14, 2025).

The Sunday (July 13, 2025) posts, which have been deleted, referred to as for violence towards Jews, insulted President Donald Trump and demanded the discharge of presidency recordsdata on accused intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele.

Elmo, a cheerful crimson Muppet, has greater than 6,50,000 followers on X.

“Elmo’s X account was briefly compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts,” Sesame Workshop stated in an announcement, including the account has since been secured.

X got here underneath scrutiny final week when the account of the Grok chatbot developed by billionaire Elon Musk’s firm xAI produced content material with antisemitic tropes. The posts have been subsequently eliminated and referred to as “inappropriate” by Grok’s X account.

Since Mr. Musk purchased what was then often known as Twitter in 2022, he has reduce on moderation. Extremist content material has elevated, inflicting some advertisers to tug away from the platform.