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The Bilderberg Meeting, a shadowy conference of international power brokers that has titillated conspiracy theorists since its inception, will convene on Thursday in Turin, Italy.

The secret discussions among roughly 130 invitees – politicians, captains of industry, media magnates — will cover a list of themes as directed in the conference’s official program, including populism in Europe, the post-truth world, Russia, the United States’ leadership of the world and artificial intelligence.

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But alas, those candid conversations, held by the most influential people about the most pressing issues of the era, shall be protected by Chatham House Rule. It is the Bilderberg way: Use the information you receive freely, but nary a word on who said what!

The secrecy and absurdity of the gathering, which started in 1954, has predictably spawned conspiracy theories. The best and most common theory is that Bilderberg is cover for a congress of the Lizard People, a reptile-human super race holding the balance of power in our world.