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There is sparse reliable public reporting tying documented, prosecutable stalking cases directly to Freemasons in the last 20 years; most material connecting Freemasonry to “stalking” appears in blogs...
The Illuminati originated as a real secret society, the Bavarian Illuminati, founded by Adam Weishaupt in 1776 to promote Enlightenment ideals, but it was disbanded by 1785 with no credible evidence o...
The New World Order (NWO) conspiracy theory began as a phrase used by statesmen to describe geopolitical shifts and was transformed over two centuries into a broad claim that a hidden elite seeks an a...
Claims that Freemasons run or participate in organized “gang stalking” or electronic harassment appear primarily in fringe blogs, podcasts and message-board posts rather than in mainstream investigati...
The historical “Illuminati” was a short‑lived Bavarian society founded by Adam Weishaupt in 1776 that promoted Enlightenment ideas and was suppressed by Bavarian authorities in the 1780s (membership e...
Dan Brown’s portrayal of the Illuminati is a fictionalized, central plot device in Angels & Demons (published as Illuminati in some editions): an “ancient secret group of scientists” said to have been...
Freemasons consistently deny allegations of satanic rituals, characterizing their practices as , and they attribute persistent accusations to historical hoaxes, misinterpreted symbolism, and secrecy t...
Freemasons had visible connections to locations, people, and networks tied to the Boston Tea Party — notably St. Andrew’s Lodge’s ownership of the Green Dragon Tavern (a known Sons of Liberty meeting ...
European history includes many real secret societies—from medieval military orders like the Knights Templar to Enlightenment- and 19th‑century groups such as the Freemasons, the Bavarian Illuminati, a...
The “New World Order” phrase has layered meanings: as a modern political slogan for post‑war institutional architecture (notably the U.S. role after 1945) and as a shorthand for conspiratorial claims ...
Claims that secret societies have "infiltrated" the justice system are a mixture of verifiable facts about elite networks and ritual clubs, longstanding patterns of rumor and conspiracy, and a lack of...
There is documented evidence that individual Freemasons have been accused and in at least one high-profile case settled claims of sexual harassment, but the sources provided do not support a verified,...
Contemporary conspiracy narratives that invoke a “three world wars” motif most often revolve around a forged Albert Pike letter that supposedly outlined three staged global wars to bring a New World O...
Yes: historians and popular writers document Masonic emblems on American monuments, cornerstones and some public statuary; the Eye of Providence appears on the Great Seal (adopted 1782) and freemasonr...