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's account on X is now "secured," according to a Sesame Workshop spokesperson.

Elmo's X account was briefly compromised yesterday by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts.

“Elmo’s X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts,” a spokesperson for Sesame Workshop, the makers of “Sesame Street,” told...