Editor's note: In July, CNET News published a special report exploring how hate spreads over the web. The timing of the package -- "iHate: Intolerance takes over the internet" -- was uncanny. As we ...

Pepe the Frog is an icon for denizens of the danker corners of the internet. Originally a character in artist Matt Furie’s comic strip Boy’s Club, Kermit’s heir apparent evolved into a massively ...

Pepe the Frog, a simple cartoon character born 13 years ago, has appeared in countless guises over the years. Feel-good Pepe, sad Pepe, sly Pepe, befuddled Pepe, Pepe spouting all sorts of witticisms ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When Pepe first invaded our lives and our hearts back in the 2005 comic by Matt Furie, the odd ...