As the right-wing group “Moms for Liberty” was caught quoting Adolf Hitler in its material in June 2023, it was also revealed as both an ally to other far-right extremists and a major player in anti-government efforts targeting Black and LG
Publication: Proud Boys
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Newspaper Pulls Op-Ed Sympathizing With White Nationalist Group
A Florida newspaper has apologized and pulled an op-ed by a woman married to a member of the far right, white nationalist group calling itself the Proud Boys — which they originally ran without disclosing her ties to that organization. The execu
Snopes→ Trump Associates’ Ties to Extremists Probed by Jan. 6 Panel
After members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, their leader called someone on the phone with an urgent message for then-President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ New Zealand Designates Proud Boys a Terrorist Organization
New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.
Snopes→ Did Police in NC ‘Escort’ Proud Boys to LGBTQ Library Event?
Outraged social media posts went viral after a "Pride reading time" event at Pine Valley Library in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Truth or Fiction?→ Threatening Messages Sent to Democratic Party Voters in Battleground States
In a preview of more organized disinformation campaigns to come in the 2020 U.S. elections and subsequent interregnum period, Democratic Party voters in swing states received threatening emails the week of October 19 2020, ordering them to switch thei
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Proud Boys Rebrand as the Leather Men Following a Hashtag Offensive?
In early October 2020, the far-right Proud Boys — who already regularly made national news in the United States for their violent rhetoric, hostility toward human rights protesters, and open support of President Donald Trump — were whippe
Truth or Fiction?→ Was an Oregon Police Officer Caught Telling an Armed Man How to Avoid Curfew?
Police in Salem, Oregon blamed officer ignorance for a conversation captured on video on June 1, 2020. The video, first aired live by Joe Smothers on his Facebook account on June 1, 2020, chronicles a local protest against extrajudicial killing as wel
Truth or Fiction?→ Was ‘Proud Boy’ Rob Cantrell Photographed at a Right-Wing Protest in Michigan?
The photograph that came to symbolize the hypocrisy present in an anti-government protest in Michigan on April 30 2020 became the center of an unfounded allegation concerning its origins. The image, showing an unidentified man yelling at a group of po
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Protesters Throw ‘Concrete Milkshakes’?
Dueling protests became dueling narratives in Portland, Oregon on June 29 2019 when clashes erupted between Proud Boys attendees and anti-fascist demonstrators, quickly devolving into rumors that milkshakes thrown at one person contained one or mor
Snopes→ Marches by Rival Groups Lead to Clashes; 3 People Arrested
Portland police said medics treated eight people, including three police officers, at the scene.