[ MACHINE CULTURE ]
A fake online identity created and controlled by someone who already has a real account, used to argue with yourself under a different name, fake support, or evade a ban.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That "different person" agreeing with him in every thread turned out to be his own sockpuppet."
LORE & ORIGIN
Borrowed from the literal puppet metaphor and applied to online identity manipulation once fake secondary accounts became a recognizable, named deception tactic.
FIRST SEEN
1999
PEAK POPULARITY
2026 (Identity Layer)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang
Related To:Astroturfing
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ MACHINE CULTURE ]
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1999
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