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 ...

A man hides his face behind a Pepe the Frog sign after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke at an airport campaign rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. October 30, 2016.

Pepe the Frog meme designated 'hate symbol' by the Anti-Defamation League for its popularity amongst Alt-Right. Although the meme did not have racist origins, the white supremacist segment of the ...

In the background of the picture is Pepe the Frog, a popular internet meme that started as a comic in 2005 but was embraced by far-right groups when Trump was first running for president.