What is the opinion about Baphomet in Freemasonry?

Baphomet is not a Masonic symbol, is not worshipped by Freemasons, and has no traditional relation to Freemasonry, as an article on the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon website explains. The popular association of Baphomet with the Craft arose through anti-Masonic hoaxes and fabrications, most notably those produced by Léo Taxil, as the same article points out.

In historical research regarding ritual variants, the name appears in a specific context: Baphomet is represented as a bearded face within Johann August von Starck's ritual for certain high-degree systems, according to a paper read before Quatuor Coronati Lodge.