Whoa, If True: Jeb Bush, Bilderberg, and the Secret Rulers of the World

This is the latest installment of "Whoa, If True," an occasional look at the conspiracy theories that migrate from the wilds of the Internet to the well-covered tundra of presidential campaigns.

Of all the secret organizations that allegedly rule the world, the Bilderberg Group is the worst at hiding. Founded 61 years ago as an exclusive conference for European and American elites—a Davos without press passes—the Group insisted that its secrecy allowed world leaders and economists to speak plainly. Doubters asked whether the secrecy really was meant to turn eyes away as the New World Order's dictates were hammered out. Just a decade into the Group's life, right-wingers from the John Birch Society to the Eagle Forum were speculating that the Republican Party's moderates were being directed by the Bilderbergers. (The secret rulers of the world best at hiding are the Reptilians.)