Elmo's mission of kindness and wholesomeness is back in full swing, days after an alleged hack led puppet's X page to post racist remarks and claims about Jeffrey Epstein.

Elmo's X account was hacked on Sunday, July 13, a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop confirmed to PEOPLE. The account has since been secured and the posts have been deleted.

And nothing suggests a cabal like the news story du jour . The Epstein Files is fast-becoming the JFK of our time, only it’s playing out not in a lone Oliver Stone weekend movie-theater release but in our pockets and on our laptops, on airport cable-news broadcasts and bar-side phone-scrolling, the appeal of drama lapping the need for verification.

The popular X account for the “Sesame Street" character Elmo began posting controversial messages that were quickly deleted after going viral on Sunday.

The profane slew of posts shared Sunday evening featured the Sesame Street star’s account going on a bizarre series of rants.

As of Monday afternoon, the most recent post on Elmo's X account featured a picture of the red, fuzzy muppet with his newly-adopted puppy, Tango. "Happy Gotcha Day Tango! Elmo is so lucky to have a furry friend like you!"

Elmo, the popular Sesame Street character's official X account, was reportedly hacked on July 13, 2025. The alleged hacker posted antisemitic remarks and told US President Donald Trump to release the Epstein files.

Was Elmo hacked? The Sesame Street star published – and deleted – a post on X challenging President Donald Trump to "release the files" with an NSFW message.

Elmo's account on X was hacked over the weekend and called for the release of the releae of the Epstein Files and violence against Jews.

An official social media account for Sesame Street character Elmo was hacked this weekend, with the hacker making a series of explicit and violent posts through the profile belonging to the beloved children's show character.

After Elmo’s X account was hacked on Sunday night, a series of anti-semitic posts were tweeted and some even targeted US President Donald Trump.

Since Elon Musk acquired X, formerly known as Twitter, he has received criticism over content moderation policies that allow hate speech. After a recent coding change for X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok reportedly used antisemitic language in its replies. It has since received an update.