Elmo's X account hacked, shares antisemitic posts
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The iconic kids' entertainment character's social media also declared in a since-deleted post that Donald Trump is in the Epstein Files.
Elmo, one of the most beloved characters from “Sesame Street,” shocked fans and followers Sunday when a series of disturbing
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Al Jazeera on MSNSesame Street puppet Elmo’s X account posts anti-Jewish rant after hackingThe posts on Elmo’s account on Sunday called for the extermination of Jewish people, referred to United States President Donald Trump as a “puppet” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded the release of law enforcement files about Epstein, the accused sex trafficker who died in 2019.
Elmo's X account was hijacked with antisemitic posts that drew Kanye West comparisons and forced Sesame Workshop to respond.
Sesame Workshop said an unknown hacker was responsible for posting antisemitic and racist messages to Elmo ‘s X account. The posts also included messages linking Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. The posts originally appeared on the account, with almost 650,000 followers, on Sunday, and were removed later in the day.