In this article, written by Joseph Castro in late 2013, the author relays about the Illuminati, a secret club in the late 1700's. They go through the who founded the society, as well as the history of it, and its inevitable demise, "In June 1784, Bavarian ruler Carl Theodore banned all secret societies; in March 1785, he designated the Illuminati as one of the branches of Freemasonry, a known illegal organization." Many people believe the Illuminati to be a government-controlling society that is hidden in many places within OUR society, but in order to clear this false claim, the journalist details what the club really was. Those who don't understand what the Illuminati was, and often make jokes about celebrities being a part of it on the internet