What Does This Mean?
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.
EXPLAINER
Claudia Alick and Calling Up Justice · original source ↗
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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.
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