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Pepe, which started off as simply a cartoon in the “Boy’s Club” comic series, allegedly became associated online with white supremacists and the alt-right during the 2016 presidential election.
The Anti-Defamation League dubbed the character a hate symbol and described it as the “Alt Right’s favourite meme.”
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2025-01-11 14:13:00Event JSON
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