ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory

Okay, imagine you're playing a game of pretend where you're a spy trying to solve a big mystery. There are some people who believe in a pretend mystery too - a big secret plan by some important people, called the Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theory.

It goes like this: some people think that there are these powerful groups of people who are secretly controlling the world - the Jews and the Masons. They believe that these groups are plotting and scheming and trying to make things happen in secret so that regular people don't know what's going on.

But here's the thing - just like in your pretend spy game, there's no real evidence to back up this theory. In fact, most people don't believe in it at all. It's just a story that some people tell themselves because they like the idea of there being a mystery or a secret behind everything.

So while it might seem exciting to imagine a group of mysterious people pulling the strings behind the scenes, it's probably better to focus on the real events and people that shape the world around us.