Pepe the Frog now on hate-symbol list

A cartoon frog tied to anti-Semitism that has become an unofficial mascot of the alt-right has been added to the Anti-Defamation League’s list of hate symbols, joining the ranks of the swastika and the Confederate battle flag, the group said this week. The frog, known as Pepe the Frog, did not originally have anti-Semitic connotations, the league said, but over time morphed into a symbol associated with anti-Jewish and bigoted ideas. Donald Trump, the presidential candidate, tweeted his anthropomorphized version last October.