The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has killed off the character in a rebuke to far-right extremists who transformed a benevolent internet meme into a racist, anti-Semitic symbol.

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.

Internet Culture Pepe the Frog became a hate symbol. Now he’s just a dead hate symbol. May 8, 2017 More than 8 years ago Summary Analysis by Abby Ohlheiser ...

How Pepe the Frog Became a Nazi Trump Supporter and Alt-Right Symbol Richard Spencer, a well-known white-supremacist figure, walked around with a Pepe pin on his lapel, Segal said.