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The Illuminati are believed to be a subversive organization, allegedly founded in Bavaria, Germany by Adam Weishaupt in the 1700s. Their goal was believed to be to take over Europe (and the rest of the world) and establish a one-world government, while abolishing religion. The Illuminati were officially disbanded in 1785 by the government of Bavaria, and there is little evidence that they have survived into the modern day. The name means "Enlightened Ones", and refers to their belief in super-human knowledge which makes them better-suited to rule the world than the "Normals".[Citation Needed]
Conspiracy theorists think the Eye in the Pyramid, which appears on the back of the US one-Dollar bill, is a symbol of free masonry or the Illuminati, meaning the Founding Fathers were Illuminati operatives or sympathizers. However, amongst them only Benjamin Franklin was a freemason. The Eye in the Pyramid has no documented use in freemasonry or the Bavarian Illuminati.