The account of the 3-year-old Sesame Street character turned hateful and certainly not suitable for kids. Here's what the hacked account said.

The hacker may have attempted to use a public figure like Elmo as a front to further sow chaos. The conflicting politics of the posts adds to the sense that this was all just a stunt to further inflame political divisions. This still begs the question ...

Sesame Workshop worked to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages.

Horrific posts on the "Sesame Street" character's X account only remained online for a short period, but still went viral.