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sock puppetry
noun[ U ]
disapproving(alsosockpuppetry)uk /ˈsɒk ˌpʌp.ɪ.tri/ us /ˈsɑːk ˌpʌp.ɪ.tri/
on the internet, the act of creating a false identity (= a name and character) in order to express praise, support, or criticism of a particular organization or person without showing who you really are:
Sometimes editors resort to sock puppetry, creating lots of accounts and pretending to be several different people in a debate so as to create the illusion of support for a particular position.
It would be useful if sockpuppetry could be minimized by tracking IP addresses.
Related word
sock puppet
Sock puppetry is an unethical and sometimes illegal practice.
Our suspicion is that at least some of these exchanges are sock puppetry.
He got banned for sockpuppetry, not because of an editorial disagreement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cheating & tricking
anti-fraud
bad faith
bamboozle
bilk
blackmail
deceive
diddle
feint
flannel
funny business
game-fixing
grift
grifter
gull
gyp
prankishly
prankster
pretext
pretextual
pull
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