{"id":2460880,"date":"2025-07-14T02:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elmos-x-account-gets-hacked-posts-antisemitic-messages-on-social-media-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T02:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:31:13","slug":"elmos-x-account-gets-hacked-posts-antisemitic-messages-on-social-media-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elmos-x-account-gets-hacked-posts-antisemitic-messages-on-social-media-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmo\u2019s X account gets hacked, posts antisemitic messages on social media &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felmos-x-account-gets-hacked-posts-antisemitic-messages-on-social-media-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2460880&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Elmo, the beloved Sesame Street character, was hacked on Sunday. The hacker posted several hateful and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-not-be-tolerated-anti-semitic-graffiti-found-near-anne-frank-memorial-in-u-s\/\" title=\"\u2018Will Not Be Tolerated\u2019: Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found Near Anne Frank Memorial In U.S.\">antisemitic messages<\/a>, including offensive slurs and calls to violence against Jewish people.Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >account shared posts criticizing<\/a> former President Donald Trump, accusing him of being &#8220;Netanyahu&#8217;s puppet&#8221; linked to the Epstein files. There was also a bizarre image of Elmo in a spacesuit and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-that-donald-trump-did-not-do\/\" title=\"Things That ... Did Not Do\">tinfoil hat<\/a> promoting cryptocurrency. Sesame Street officials confirmed the account was compromised and are working to regain control.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-harris-goes-to-new-lengths-to-ensure-she-literally-cant-hear-questions-from-reporters\/\" title=\"Watch: Kamala Harris Goes to New Lengths to Ensure She Literally Can...t Hear Questions from Reporters\">incident sparked reactions<\/a> on social media, wiht many expressing shock and condemnation. The offensive posts have since been deleted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elmo&rsquo;s X account gets hacked, posts antisemitic messages on social media<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2172755\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The official X account of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-your-land\/1234905\/what-ethnicity-is-cookie-monster-exactly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sesame Street<\/a> character, Elmo, was allegedly hacked on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several hate-filled posts with slurs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">antisemitic<\/a> messages were posted by the X account of the beloved Sesame Street puppet. Other messages featured comments about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469951\/trump-calls-bongino-amid-rift-with-bondi-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Epstein files<\/a> while also calling the president &ldquo;Netanyahu&rsquo;s puppet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469963\/biden-insists-he-made-every-clemency-decision\/\">Biden insists he made every clemency decision as House investigation into autopen ramps up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469951\/trump-calls-bongino-amid-rift-with-bondi-epstein-files\/\">Trump reveals he spoke to Bongino amid rift with Bondi over Epstein files: &#8216;He&#8217;s in good shape&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469928\/newsom-grumbles-trump-vance-trips-fifa-final-disneyland\/\">Newsom grumbles about Trump, Vance&#8217;s trips to FIFA final and Disneyland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;ALL JEWS SHOULD DIE&rdquo; and &ldquo;DONALD TRUMP IS NETANYAHU&rsquo;S PUPPET BECAUSE HE IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/hacked-elmo-x-account-shocks-users-kill-all-jews-release-files-posts\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read<\/a> sentences of the first post from Elmo&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 ... Supporters in Washington DC\">social media account<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;RELEASE THE FILES @realDonaldTrump,&rdquo; one post read.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kill all Jews,&rdquo; read another post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The account also posted an odd photo of the children&rsquo;s character wearing what appeared to be a tinfoil hat and a spacesuit while on the moon, promoting cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Happy crypto all-time high day, everybody!&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/14\/us-news\/elmos-x-account-goes-rogue-as-hacker-slams-epstein-files-calls-for-people-to-kill-all-jews\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read<\/a> the post.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Sesame Street told Fox News Digital that Elmo&rsquo;s account was &ldquo;compromised&rdquo; on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elmo&rsquo;s X account was compromised today by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts,&rdquo; the spokesperson said. &ldquo;We are working to restore full control of the account.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As news of the hacking of the Sesame Street character&rsquo;s account spread, people took to social media to comment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m forever scarred &hellip; by @elmo,&rdquo; Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/basedmikelee\/status\/1944540351441612813?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;Words I never expected to utter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So poor Elmo got hacked and said some objectively vile anti-Semitic things earlier today,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattrooneynj\/status\/1944553470490779716?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Matt Rooney, talk show host and state director of America First Policy Institute New Jersey. &ldquo;In other news, Elmo is now the frontrunner in the New York City mayor&rsquo;s race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Looking forward to Tucker&rsquo;s upcoming interview with Elmo,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joelwberry\/status\/1944565242710855801?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Joel Berry, managing editor of the satirical <em>The Babylon Bee<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469618\/trump-defends-bondi-urges-fbi-move-past-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP DEFENDS PAM BONDI, URGES FBI TO MOVE PAST EPSTEIN FILES DEBACLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You all laugh, but Elmo would absolutely win the Democrat nomination for mayor in NYC, Minneapolis, and Portland,&rdquo; 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