Was Adam Weishaupt just a smokescreen?

While we are sick and tired, by now, of hearing about how Adam Weishaupt "founded" the Illuminati in 1776, a surprising number of conspiracy theorists actually still believe this garbageand do not bother to look further back in time, beyond this date.

Also, the fact that he was trained as a Jesuit clearly tells us that whenever you start looking for the Illuminati, you'll inevitably find the Jesuits hiding somewhere in the background.

Below, Leo Zagami, the ultimate Illuminati defector, confirms what I have suspected for a long time: that Weishaupt was merely a stooge for higher, less visible powers...

Who was Weishaupt?

How does Freemasonry fit in?