The cartoonist who created Pepe The Frog has killed off the character in a comic strip, following months of trying to rehabilitate the frog after it was co-opted by the alt-right. Artist Matt Furie ...

The creator of Pepe the Frog just scored a victory in his fight to scrub the hatred that's come to be associated with the famous meme. As part of that settlement, Hauser's book will be pulled from ...

If you’ve wondered how a friendly cartoon frog suddenly became a white supremacist symbol, here is a quick explainer. Pepe the frog wasn’t always a Nazi sympathizer. The friendly amphibian started off ...

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The online cartoon Pepe the Frog was “killed off” by its creator, seemingly in bid to stop his image being hijacked by the “alt-right.” Over the weekend, Pepe’s creator Matt Furie posted a comic strip ...

Unable to reclaim the dignity of his comic character after a season of being appropriated by the alt-right movement, Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie has killed of the memetic character. Originally ...

What can you do when your favorite frog gets away from you? When Matt Furie drew Pepe the Frog for a short-lived magazine in 2005, he had no way of knowing the character would become a mascot for the ...

Of all the various sights, sounds, and memes that spun out of the 2016 presidential election, few were as ubiquitous and inflammatory as Pepe the Frog. Originally a character in a webcomic called ...

After Trump’s election, online groups are using familiar memes to troll opponents and build support for Marine Le Pen After Trump’s election, online groups are using familiar memes to troll opponents ...