SOCKPUPPET
Sockpuppet
A sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception. The term—a reference to the manipulation of a simple hand puppet made from a sock—originally referred to a false identity assumed by a member of an internet community who spoke to, or about, himself while pretending to be another person. The term now includes other misleading uses of online identities, such as those created to praise, defend or support a person or organization, or to circumvent a suspension or ban from a website. A significant difference between the use of a pseudonym and the creation of a sockpuppet is that the sockpuppet poses as an independent third-party unaffiliated with the ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Sockpuppet (Internet)
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Sock puppet
A sock puppet is a puppet made from a sock or similar garment. The puppeteer wears the sock on a hand and lower arm as if it were a glove, with the puppet's mouth being formed by the region between the sock's heel and toe, and the puppeteer's thumb acting as the jaw. The arrangement of the fingers naturally forms the shape of a mouth, which is sometimes padded with a hard piece of felt, often with a tongue glued inside.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Sock puppet
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sock puppet
Noun
- A simple puppet made from a sock placed over the hand of the puppeteer.
- A person being completely controlled by another.
- A pseudonym used by someone to distance themselves from their actions, especially to talk about themselves in the guise of a neutral observer
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sockpuppet
Noun
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