A sock puppet is a false online identity used for deceptive purposes. The term originally referred to a hand puppet made from a sock. Sock puppets include ...

Apr 17, 2023 · Sock puppets, also known as research accounts, are online fictitious identities used to conceal the true identity of the OSINT investigator ...

Jul 19, 2018 · Here at Stack Exchange, it often means someone who creates multiple accounts and uses these extra accounts to increase his or her reputation.

Nov 29, 2017 · Sock puppeting is when someone makes a false extra profile and username to make it look as if someone else is agreeing with them when actually ...

May 18, 2011 · A sock-puppet is a derogatory phrase for a secondary profile created so that the person who created it can say things online that, for whatever ...

Apr 4, 2017 · A sock puppet is an auxiliary fake account set up to support a primary account (usually via fake upvotes or positives comments and shares). I ...

Aug 23, 2013 · In this context, a sock-puppet is one person pretending to be another. What you see is the puppet but the actions and voice are those of the ...

Aug 1, 2023 · A “sockpuppet” is a smaller scale version, usually when someone active in a discussion on their main account creates a second account claiming ...