The Real Illuminati — Who Are They? - The World's First Conspiracy Theory

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Host Lucien Graves examines how two writers in 1797—Jesuit priest Augustin Barruel and Scottish professor John Robison—transformed the defunct Bavarian Illuminati into history's first modern conspiracy theory. The episode covers how their claims blamed a suppressed secret society for the French Revolution, spread to American politics against Thomas Jefferson, and established enduring patterns in conspiratorial thinking still used today. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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