Much of the content on /pol/ relies heavily on memes to further spread ideas.[15] One of the most popular memes found on the board during the period surrounding the 2016 US presidential election was that of Pepe the Frog, which has been deemed a white supremacist symbol by some media outlets due to it being shown in uniforms, places, and people associated with Nazism, the Ku Klux Klan, and antisemitism.[16][17][18] Many have questioned the sincerity of users on /pol/ as possible trolls.[19][20]