Gov. Phil Murphy's Son Makes Strange Hand Gesture At Swearing-In

Gov. Phil Murphy has only been New Jersey's governor for four days, but a symbol his son made at the swearing-in is already making headlines. When Murphy took the oath of office Jan. 16, his 20-year-old son, Tufts University student Josh Murphy, flashed an upside-down "OK" sign at the camera just as his father said "So help me God."

The Daily News, New York Post and even TMZ wrote about Josh making the strange symbol.

The sign is known as the “Circle Game" in which the next player who sees it gets socked in the arm. It was popularized in the TV show "Malcolm in the Middle."

To some, however, it has a more nefarious meaning, and people are speculating it is a secret symbol of the white power movement. But the Anti-Defamation League, which tries to keep an accurate database of American hate symbols, says that's an Internet hoax.

A Matawan police officer made the same sign earlier this month in a Facebook photo that has since been deleted by the Matawan police department. At least one person commented that the photo was a symbol of white power.

At the time, Matawan Police Chief Jason Gallo said the officer was also playing the Circle Game.