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 ...

With barely an Internet whimper, Pepe the Frog, the anthropomorphic cartoon character turned symbol of hate, was put down by his creator, Matt Furie, over the weekend, in a single-page comic strip.

“I didn’t even know what a meme was,” confesses cartoonist Matt Furie in the documentary “Feels Good Man,” demonstrating just how ill-equipped he was to resist the dark forces that engulfed him and ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Remember the episode of “the Star,” reported back in installment #33? It ...

President Donald Trump reposted a video on Truth Social that showed a fake, artificially rendered scene of former President Barack Obama being arrested. The July 20 post on social was a TikTok video ...

A lawsuit involving controversial Internet character Pepe the Frog is going to trial, and the result may have ripple effects beyond the “chill frog dude.” Pepe creator Matt Furie sued Infowars in 2018 ...

The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has resolved a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused a Missouri woman of misusing the character to sell hate-promoting oil paintings. The settlement is ...

"I didn't even know what a meme was," confesses cartoonist Matt Furie in the documentary "Feels Good Man," demonstrating just how ill-equipped he was to resist the dark forces that engulfed him and ...