Is the secret organization los Illuminati real?

Answer 1

There was once such a group, centuries ago. There is *no* hard evidence of their existence since 1785. All modern references are fictional, with the exception of groups that use the name openly in its sense of being wise. This does not make them part of any group that vanished in 1785, of course.

Conspiracy buffs in recent years have adopted a fictional book's claims the Illuminati still exist, as being real. There is no actual evidence of this. They will claim Masonic imagery as "Illuminati", even though the real Illuminati was not a Masonic organization. Since the Masons actually exist, this allows them to pretend the Illuminati do too. Recently they have decided that the "Okay" gesture is Illuminati, and have taken to posting images of celebrities making the "okay" gesture as proof that the celebrities are Illuminati. I just made the gesture myself, so when do I get my membership package?

No matter how many web pages they make, and no matter how many YouTube shorts with ominous music they make, the CT's can't get past the simple fact that there is *zero* evidence of the Illuminati currently existing. No one has been convicted in a court of law as being Illuminati. Claiming someone, especially a celeb, is part of a criminal conspiracy is a risky thing to do without an unlimited legal budget.