A memo found in the possession of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, detailed a plot to seize government buildings in Washington, DC, during the J6 Capitol riot. The memo reportedly outlined a plan to take control of the Supreme Court along with six House and Senate office buildings. The memo allegedly described the need to assign 50 members to occupy the buildings on Capitol Hill to stage sit-in protests. <ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/memo-shows-proud-boys-plot-to-seize-government-buildings-report-2022-3</ref>
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The group has been slandered by numerous media outlets with mostly false claims, including the notion that they are "anti-Semitic";<ref>[https://www.jta.org/2020/09/29/united-states/are-the-proud-boys-anti-semitic-your-primer-on-the-far-right-group-trump-told-to-stand-back-stand-by Are the Proud Boys anti-Semitic? Your primer on the far-right group Trump told to ‘stand back and stand by’]</ref> while some members have been caught with promoting highly anti-Semitic falsehoods, the group has firmly denounced such bigotry.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/nazi-amazon-proud-boys-holocaust-1555192 Neo-Nazi Shirts Worn by Proud Boys Supporters Sold on Amazon]</ref>
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The group has been slandered by numerous media outlets with mostly false claims, including the notion that they are "anti-Semitic";<ref>[https://www.jta.org/2020/09/29/united-states/are-the-proud-boys-anti-semitic-your-primer-on-the-far-right-group-trump-told-to-stand-back-stand-by Are the Proud Boys anti-Semitic? Your primer on the far-right group Trump told to ‘stand back and stand by’]</ref> while some members have been caught with promoting highly anti-Semitic falsehoods, the group has firmly denounced such bigotry.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/nazi-amazon-proud-boys-holocaust-1555192 Neo-Nazi Shirts Worn by Proud Boys Supporters Sold on Amazon]</ref><re>According to the [[racist]] ''New York Times'', anonymous sources told the ''Times'' that a memo found in the possession of former Proud Boys leader and [[Cuban]]-American Enrique Tarrio, detailed a plot to seize government buildings in Washington, DC, during the J6 Capitol riot. The memo reportedly outlined a plan to take control of the Supreme Court along with six House and Senate office buildings. The memo allegedly described the need to assign 50 members to occupy the buildings on Capitol Hill to stage sit-in protests. https://www.businessinsider.com/memo-shows-proud-boys-plot-to-seize-government-buildings-report-2022-3</ref>