In the untold expanse of online information and communication, the ability to find the signal in the noise and discern the authenticity of data and its sources becomes increasingly critical. We’ve ...

A phony name made up by a user in order to masquerade as someone else on the Internet. Sock puppets can make controversial comments or vote for or against a cause without revealing their identity.

“Sock puppet” accounts, in the context of online book reviews, are fake forum, customer review or Twitter accounts that an author creates to promote his or her book under a different name. SL: I’ll go ...