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sock pup·pet

noun
  1. a simple hand puppet made from a sock.
  2. a false online identity, typically created by a person or group in order to promote their own opinions or views.
    "both sides in the debate use sock puppets to make it seem as if scores of people are arguing a point"

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We define a sockpuppet as a user account controlled by an individ- ual who has at least one other account.