---
title: The Illuminati.
description: "Explore the true origins of the Illuminati, from the Bavarian secret society of 1776 to the global conspiracy theories that persist today. Discover what historians know versus what theorists claim."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-illuminati-facts-and-fictions.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-illuminati-facts-and-fictions
datePublished: 2026-06-28
dateModified: 2026-06-28
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
image: "https://media.decodingtheunknown.pub/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,height=900,fit=cover,quality=80,format=auto/articles/5NEFg1qvtRQ/hero.jpg"
type: Article
contentHash: d4c2cde9072f05a69ce9223e34626b0f4ac1dbb3ffe4370aa2d5c7487534f78f
tokens: 50
summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-illuminati-facts-and-fictions.md.summary.md
---

<!-- aeo:section start="lede" -->
Explore the true origins of the Illuminati, from the Bavarian secret society of 1776 to the global conspiracy theories that persist today. Discover what historians know versus what theorists claim.
<!-- aeo:section end="lede" -->