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How the Illuminati conspiracy theory started | BBC Ideas
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Is Jay-Z really in the Illuminati?
Is Donald Trump? Is Katy Perry?
Am I?
Everyone from the BBC to Beyoncé
has been accused of being part of the Illuminati -
a secret group said to comprise of the world's most powerful people
seeking to establish a new world order.
Even if you haven't heard of the Illuminati,
chances are you've probably seen one of the symbols associated with them.
Pentagrams, goats,
even the all-seeing eye that's found on US banknotes.
References have also cropped up in music videos,
such as Rihanna's S&M,
which featured a fake newspaper with a headline declaring her...
So why do musicians and artists
like to play around with references to the Illuminati?
I think quite simply, they're just having fun.
They're just entertained by these stories like many of us are.
I'm reminded of a conspiracy theory from 1966
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