MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the “Sesame Street” gang will get some high-profile help as they ...

After President Donald Trump’s PBS defunding order, people are eyeing a particular Sesame Street episode as a potential motivation. Last week, Trump issued an executive order telling the ...

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order slashing funding to PBS and NPR, which could jeopardize the future of Sesame Street, a viral LinkedIn post shared that Elmo was out of a job.

If we allow the dismantling of public media, we’re opening the door to something far more dangerous: a democracy without independent journalism. People rally outside the NPR headquarters in ...

Now, people are wondering: Did Elmo get fired from Sesame Street? The post on LinkedIn wasn’t actually from an official PBS account even though it fooled several people into thinking it was.

the non-profit behind Sesame Street, confirmed the viral post was not from an official account. “Sesame Workshop and PBS have a shared commitment to using the power of public television to bring ...

After the Trump administration terminated education grants this week that have long funded PBS Kids, a fake LinkedIn post has been trending online from Sesame Street star Elmo, announcing that he ...

“Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years ... administration has now terminated grants that have been used to fund PBS Kids programming,” X account @ToonHive posted on May 6, 2025.

“For more than half a century, we have been proud to partner with them to bring Sesame Street’s beloved characters and research-based curriculum to families nationwide. We remain firmly in support of ...

In response, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger said ... we have been proud to partner with them to bring ‘Sesame Street’s’ beloved characters and research-based curriculum to families ...