#sockpuppetry
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #sockpuppetry from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #sockpuppetry
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Day-by-day usage
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-27 13:25 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-27 13:25 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #sockpuppetry.
Live pulse
measured · mastodon.online (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-27 13:25 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 7 public posts (spanning ~26324 hours).
Posting hours (UTC)
Languages: English (7)
Avg boosts / post: 0.6
Top of the latest posts
It is just me seeing it, and do we have an influx of accounts on mastodon.social in the last week of no pfp sockpuppet accounts who are only posting 1 complaint as their only reply/post #sockpuppet #sockpuppetry
@venitamathias There was a lot of #sockpuppetry during the #BLM movement. I'm thinking about that #Australian who set up a fake BLM site. https://www.blackenterprise.com/australian-scammed-black-lives-matter-donors-out-of-100k/
〝[…] multiple groups of “sock-puppet” editor accounts, which have coordinated their activity to rewrite pages relating to Russian-Ukrainian relations while using false identifiers. These groups have actively undermined Western and Ukrainian
What “sockpuppetry” means
WikipediaA 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 people and organizations to praise, defend, or support themselves, to manipulate public opinion, or to circumvent restrictions such as accessing a resource that a user is blocked from. Sock puppets are unwelcome in many online communities and forums.
“Sock puppet account” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#sockpuppetry across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #sockpuppetry straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/sockpuppetry