{"id":"nazi-pepe-controversy","name":"Nazi Pepe Controversy","summary":"In the summer of 2016, the Hillary Clinton campaign and major news outlets declared Pepe the Frog a white supremacist symbol after Donald Trump Jr. shared a 'Deplorables' meme featuring the cartoon amphibian. The claim, seeded by a Daily Beast article built on interviews with two self-described trolls, snowballed into an Anti-Defamation League hate symbol designation and one of the strangest media episodes of that election cycle.","tags":["nazi pepe","pepe the frog controversy","pepe hate symbol","adl pepe","clinton pepe explainer","deplorables meme","alt-right pepe","matt furie"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-nazi-pepe-banknote-portrait.webp","caption":"The controversial Nazi Pepe image that became emblematic of the 'Nazi Pepe' alt-right appropriation controversy, combining Pepe the Frog with imagery of Adolf Hitler.","width":421,"height":421,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-trump-pepe-tweet-screenshot.webp","caption":"Donald Trump's October 2015 retweet of a Pepe-as-Trump image, cited as a key moment linking Pepe the Frog to the Trump campaign and the ensuing alt-right controversy.","width":572,"height":853,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-katy-perry-pepe-tweet.webp","caption":"Katy Perry's viral 2014 tweet using a Pepe the Frog reaction image, an example of the meme's mainstream popularity before the Nazi Pepe controversy erupted.","width":680,"height":941,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-deplorables-pepe-poster.webp","caption":"'The Deplorables' parody poster, retweeted by Donald Trump Jr., placing Pepe the Frog alongside Trump and alt-right personalities and inflaming the Nazi Pepe controversy.","width":485,"height":407,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-italian-newspaper-nazi-pepe.webp","caption":"Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera covering Pepe the Frog's evolution into a hate symbol, evidencing the international reach of the Nazi Pepe controversy.","width":640,"height":952,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-highschool-pepe-lesson-tweet.webp","caption":"A viral tweet claiming a US high school government class was teaching Pepe the Frog as a symbol of racist demagoguery amid the Nazi Pepe controversy.","width":640,"height":869,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/nazi-pepe-controversy-college-lecture-pepe-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet documenting a university lecture about Pepe the Frog's transformation into a Nazi and alt-right symbol, highlighting the meme's reach into academic discussion.","width":1109,"height":721,"nsfw":true}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/nazi-pepe-controversy/history.md","related":["pepe-the-frog","agartha","24-hour-fort-challenge","antifa","creepy-clown-sightings","copium","apu-apustaja","rare-pepe","fake-rares","feels-good-man","notable-pepes","rodro"],"popularityRank":1379,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}