Elmo's X Account Hacked, Posts Hate Messages
TL;DR
Jon Stewart canceled his planned monologue on 'The Daily Show' after Elmo's Twitter account was hacked with anti-Semitic tweets. He humorously addressed the incident by inviting a puppet version of Elmo to discuss the situation, where Elmo admitted to being radicalized by the manosphere and involved in far-right ideologies, parodying the influence of online extremism. The segment also included satirical commentary on political issues and media responses.
- Jon Stewart Invites Elmo on ‘The Daily Show’ to Explain His ‘Alt-Right’ Tweets Rolling Stone
- Elmo's X account hacked, shares antisemitic posts: "Disgusting messages" CBS News
- Antisemitic posts appear on Elmo’s X account after hack CNN
- Sesame Street puppet Elmo’s X account posts anti-Jewish rant after hacking Al Jazeera
- Elmo’s X account posts racist and antisemitic messages after being hacked The Guardian
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