Is Sesame Street lying about Elmo's real dad?

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/elmo-dad-uncle-jack-theory

The appearance of Elmo's dad Louie on last week's CNN-Sesame Street town hall to explain racism and the Black Lives Matter protests has raised questions about Elmo's parentage. One theory is that Louie isn't actually Elmo's dad -- that it's actually Louie's brother Jack.