("käpiknukk")

olemus
virtuaalne (lisa)identiteet eksitavaks tegeliku identiteedi varjamiseks, võimaldab ka enesekiitust, pettusi ja muud taunitavat, seetõttu on tihti soovimatu või keelatud (eBays, Wikipedias)

Wiktionary:
3. (Internet, derogatory) an alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock_puppet_account

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry

http://changingminds.org/techniques/propaganda/sockpuppeting.htm

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.07355.pdf

https://medium.com/meedan-updates/sockpuppets-and-spambots-how-states-manipulate-social-networks-c77ecdc46e0a

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~cristian/LASM_2013_files/LASM/pdf/LASM07.pdf

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/wikipedia-sockpuppet-investigation-largest-network-history-wiki-pr/

https://osintteam.blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-sockpuppets-in-osint-how-to-create-and-utilize-them-effectively-d088c2ed6e36

https://cs.stanford.edu/~srijan/pubs/sockpuppets-www2017.pdf

tõrje
https://www.cs.hku.hk/research/techreps/document/TR-2011-03.pdf

https://www.nortonlifelock.com/blogs/norton-labs/identifying-sockpuppet-accounts-social-media