The official X account of Elmo, one of Sesame Street’s most cherished characters, was hijacked on Sunday by unknown hackers who posted a barrage of hateful and conspiratorial messages.

Beloved Sesame Street character Elmo has broken his silence after his X account was hacked and used to share antisemitic posts. Over the weekend, a hacker took hold of the account to peddle a string of antisemitic and racist content,

Elmo’s social media account on X was compromised by hackers Sunday. The bad actors posted antisemitic comments and demanded the release of the Epstein files. As of Monday morning, Sesame Workshop had regained control of the account.