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The Proud Boys' involvement in the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack through allegations and prosecutions that federal investigators say show actions by members and leaders, including actions inside the Capitol and calls for gear and donations beforehand.
There is no publicly documented, verifiable evidence in the provided reporting that members of the Proud Boys have been formally identified and confirmed as new ICE agents, but multiple outlets and la...
Available reporting shows a disputed leak that includes names tied to the Proud Boys — most prominently Enrique Tarrio — but major fact-checks and Tarrio’s own denials mean there is no independent, au...
Yes: U.S. intelligence and law‑enforcement agencies have repeatedly identified white supremacists, nationalist militants, and militia movements as domestic terrorism threats, some foreign and transnat...
There is no evidence in the provided reporting that the U.S. government formally placed the Proud Boys on a U.S. terrorist “watch list” or designated the organization as a terrorist entity prior to Ja...
Between 1990 and 2024 the Proud Boys were never placed on a U.S. federal “terrorist” list; international governments (notably Canada in 2021 and New Zealand in 2022) designated the group as a terroris...
Reporting identifies a small number of individuals with documented ties to the “Groyper” or America First milieu who were charged or convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach; amon...
The Proud Boys acted as a principal organized force on January 6, 2021, with senior leaders and recruited followers central to many of the violent breaches of the Capitol; multiple trials and Departme...
Prosecutors secured convictions for seditious conspiracy tied to January 6 that focused on leaders and lieutenants of two extremist groups — the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers — and most major report...