"Elmo's X account was briefly compromised yesterday by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. The account has since been secured," a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, said in a statement to ABC News on Monday.

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,

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