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The “New World Order” (NWO) and “Illuminati” labels describe a long‑running set of conspiracy narratives that claim a secret elite seeks a one‑world government or global domination; these ideas trace ...
Freemasonry arose from medieval stonemason guilds and organized as a modern fraternity in the early 18th century; historians note symbolic borrowings from older sources (Hermeticism, Kabbalah, Rosicru...
Major conspiracy theories linking Freemasons to secret rituals and Satanism trace back to 19th-century hoaxes and sustained religious opposition; the Léo Taxil “Palladism” hoax is singled out as a del...
Freemasonry was one of several intellectual currents available to 18th‑century American elites and several prominent Founders—most notably George Washington and Benjamin Franklin—were Freemasons, acti...
The claim that Albert Pike authored a prophetic letter outlining “three world wars” is widely contested and lacks contemporaneous documentary support; critical analyses trace the story to later public...
The claim landscape shows two consistent assertions: , and , while counterclaims stress limited direct institutional influence on policy. The collected analyses emphasize individual Masonic membership...
There is clear historical and scholarly evidence of groups called “Luciferians” in the past—most notably a fourth‑century movement associated with a bishop named Lucifer of Cagliari—and contemporary u...
Freemasonry appears prominently in narratives about the American founding because a notable number of Revolutionary leaders and Constitution framers were members of Masonic lodges, and . Scholars and ...
The modern flat‑Earth revival has roots in 19th‑century zetetic work and several 20th‑century revivals, but it surged again after the 2000s with online forums, a 2009 relaunch of the Flat Earth Societ...
Yes: a number of prominent historical figures and movements bridged formal Freemasonry and organizations of the Western esoteric or “occult” revival, and that crossover reshaped rituals, public image,...
A review of the supplied reporting finds no documented, high-profile criminal case since 2005 that resulted in a proven, court-adjudicated link between Freemasonry and organized stalking or harassment...
Available sources show no clear, contemporaneous record of Charlie Kirk making sustained public arguments about Freemasonry as a political force; reporting after his death notes that he “does not appe...
Albert Pike (1809–1891) was a multifaceted figure: a Northern-born lawyer, editor, and poet who became a Confederate brigadier general and the long‑time Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite,...
Luciferianism is a plural and often philosophical current that venerates traits associated with the figure of Lucifer—enlightenment, independence and the pursuit of knowledge—rather than a single, uni...
The term "tampliers" likely refers to a misspelling of the , a medieval military order founded in 1119 to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades, distinct from the , an Enlightenment-era secre...
Several reputable pieces in the supplied dataset confirm that at least two U.S. presidents— and —were members of Masonic organizations, while other entries emphasize myth-busting and broader historica...
Conspiracy theories link Freemasonry to occult practices by pointing to secret rituals, shared symbols with occult movements, and high-degree mysteries; historical and contemporary sources document bo...
Freemasonry counted a notable minority of Revolutionary-era leaders: multiple sources report that about 8–15 signers of the Declaration and roughly 13 of the 39 Constitution signers were Freemasons, a...
Albert Pike (1809–1891) was a Massachusetts-born teacher, poet, lawyer, newspaperman, and prominent Freemason who settled in the trans‑Mississippi West and Arkansas before the Civil War; he published ...
Freemasonry had a visible social and ceremonial presence in 18th- and 19th-century America, with many prominent leaders counted among its members and lodges taking public roles in education, civic rit...