Pepe started his life as a laid-back cartoon frog but memes transformed him into an alt-right villain. The evolution of this cultural phenomenon is emblematic of the relationship between online ...

Pepe the Frog, an internet meme closely associated with the Donald Trump campaign, has been declared a hate symbol. Getty Images As far as hate symbols go, this one may be the least alarming. After ...

President Donald Trump posted a graphic on social media with a subtle nod to a meme that was added to the Anti-Defamation League hate symbol database during the 2016 presidential election. A May 28 ...

Pepe the Frog, the meme that was transformed from a “once peaceful frog dude” into a symbol commonly appropriated by racist or bigoted internet memes, has croaked. Pepe’s inventor, artist and ...

Most teenagers expect a stern reply from their parents when they say they won’t be home for dinner. Taylor Hannon got an imitation of a Kermit the frog meme. The 19-year-old’s mother is not like most ...

The evolution of the Pepe the Frog meme provides a case study of how online meme culture can appropriate non-political imagery, codify it and redeploy it, sometimes for extreme political purposes.

Pepe the Frog, the anthropomorphic cartoon used as both innocuous online punchline and an anti-Semitic meme, has been classified as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League. The solemn green ...

You might think that for someone whose creation turned into one of the most popular memes online, the most frustrating part would be the complete lack of payment that comes with that type of fame. But ...

Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character popular with alt-right campaigners and some Donald Trump supporters, has been declared a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League. The green icon has increasingly ...

Online cartoon Pepe the Frog has been added to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)'s database of hate symbols. Other logos cited as offensive by the ADL include the Swastika and the "Blood Drop Cross" of ...