Here's what you should know about the "OK" hand sign by now: In early 2017, a bunch of trolls on 4chan thought it would be funny to trick the media into claiming the "OK" hand sign - thumb and forefinger making a ring, other fingers pointed out - is a secret Nazi symbol. It also resembles the hand gesture associated with the "circle game," a made-you-look prank that predates the "OK" hand sign's transformation into a sometimes hate symbol. Both the circle-game and white-power versions of the "OK" hand sign require your attention to work, and you lose as soon as you give it to them. But instead, the "OK" hand sign works more like a sleight of hand. It can be tough to understand the motivation behind the "OK" hand sign just by looking at it.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2019 00:34 UTC