One of the most popular memes found on the board during the period surrounding the 2016 US presidential election was Pepe the Frog, which has been deemed a hate symbol in some contexts by the Anti-Defamation League due to its use in uniforms, places, and people associated with Nazism, the Ku Klux Klan, and antisemitism. Much of the content on /pol/ relies heavily on memes to further spread ideas. A 2020 report categorized about 36% of news sources frequently posted to the board by American users as 'junk news', a category that includes sources considered to be propaganda, sensationalist, or conspiracy theory content. Screengrab of the front (catalogue) page of /pol/ in December 2019, with each discussion thread indicated by an imageĬommon /pol/ content involves discussion of current news.
