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A sock puppet, sock puppet account, or sock is a false online identity used for deceptive purposes. The term metaphorically refers to a hand puppet made from a sock. Sock puppets might be created by p
In Internet terms, sock puppets are online identities used for disguised activity by the operator.
"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" is an adage and Internet meme about Internet anonymity which began as a caption to a cartoon drawn by Peter Steiner, published in the July 5, 1993, issue o
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Peter Steiner's 1993 cartoon, as published in The New Yorker
2014 US Air Force photo of a dog at a computer