Sockpuppet

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A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception.[1] Many English Wikipedia editors refer to them as "socks", and "strawman socks" are sometimes created to disrupt a community.[2] Sockpuppets can make online polling difficult, since it is difficult to create an online system where each account corresponds to a single flesh-and-blood human being.

References

  1. Wikidata item: w:wikidata:Q798599
  2. Wikipedia policy about "socks": w:Wikipedia:Socks