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human
ELI5: The Illuminati 

People are always talking about the 'evil' and 'secret' organisation known as the Illuminati. Whenever I look it up I find hour long YouTube documentaries on pop music videos and subliminal messaging. 

I don't get it. Can someone give me the gist of this whole thing?
gpt
Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, a secret society founded in 1776. Due to it's secrerty, people have made up tons of conspiracies saying that the Illuminati secretly runs the media. No one knows for fact if it's true or not.