# What is a Sock Puppet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet/46924>\
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**Created:** [December 22, 2000, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet/46924 "2000-12-22T22:38:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaz)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet/46924/1 "2000-12-22T22:38:25Z")

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Is it something likea troll? I assume it is some kind of SDMB jargon, and not jsut a little puppet that one put’s on one’s hand…

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet/46924/2 "2000-12-22T22:46:43Z")

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[Sock Puppets/Multiple Personalities](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=1916)

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**Author:** ![Kaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaz)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sock-puppet/46924/3 "2000-12-22T22:55:51Z")

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thanks a lot