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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations

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Administrator instructions

This page is for requesting that we investigate whether two or more Wikipedia accounts are being abusively operated by the same person.

Before opening an investigation, you need good reason to suspect sockpuppetry.

  1. Evidence is required. When you open the investigation, you must immediately provide evidence that the suspected sock puppets are connected. The evidence will need to include diffs of edits that suggest the accounts are connected. (This requirement is waived if the edits in question are deleted; in this case just provide the names of the pages that the accounts have been editing.)
  2. You must provide this evidence in a clear way. Vaguely worded submissions will not be investigated. You need to actually show why your suspicion that the accounts are connected is reasonable.
  3. Concision is key. Evidence should be presented in a concise format. Because of the length of the backlog, cases with clear and concise explanations and evidence are handled the most quickly.

Investigations are conducted by a clerk or an administrator, who will compare the accounts' behaviour and determine whether they are probably connected; this is a behavioural evidence investigation. Upon request, investigations can also be conducted by a checkuser, who can look at the physical location of the accounts (and other technical data) in order to determine how likely it is they are connected; this is a technical evidence investigation.

Due to Wikipedia's CheckUser policy, checkusers will conduct a technical investigation only if clear, behavioural evidence of sockpuppetry is also submitted; if you ask for technical evidence to be looked at but do not provide behavioural evidence, the investigation may not be allowed to proceed. Additionally, checkusers will not publicly connect an account with an IP address per the privacy policy except in extremely rare circumstances.

How to open an investigation:

To open an investigation (or case), enter the user name (or if there isn't one, IP address) of the oldest-created account (the "sockmaster"), or the previous case name, in the box below, then click "Submit". Note: Do not include "User:" or any other commentary.

For example, if the case name is about User:John Doe or a prior case was at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/John Doe, you should enter John Doe in the box below.

You will then be taken to another page containing a form you must complete to open the investigation. The process for opening a subsequent investigation on the same user is the same as for creating a new case. Again, do not include "User:" in any of the numbered fields.

If you also wish a checkuser to investigate, change |checkuser=no to |checkuser=yes in the edit box on the next page and explain why you are requesting it.

Note: You can also open an investigation using Twinkle. After installing Twinkle, an "ARV" option will appear in the "TW" tab on any user, user talk, or user contributions page. Clicking on this option and selecting either "Sockpuppeteer" or "Sockpuppet" will allow you to fill in a few simple fields to file a report. The report will be automatically formatted for you.

Cases currently listed at SPI

Investigation Status Filed at (UTC) Last user edit Last clerk/CU edit
User Time (UTC) User Time (UTC)
Damithmadhusanka Endorsed 2022-05-23 15:47 Bbb23 2022-05-26 23:03 Praxidicae 2022-05-26 14:06
Никита-Родин-2002 Endorsed 2022-05-24 17:48 Hzh 2022-05-26 17:34 Spicy 2022-05-26 16:40
Cyber.Eyes.2005 Endorsed 2022-05-24 18:17 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 18:02 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 18:02
BIGDAWGDIONYSUS Endorsed 2022-05-25 05:42 Jack Frost 2022-05-25 12:57 Jack Frost 2022-05-25 12:57
Kerahandicraft Endorsed 2022-05-26 14:56 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 18:39 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 18:39
Mike Matthews17 CU requested 2022-04-27 16:59 Iggy the Swan 2022-05-17 15:16
Yashthakurkamail CU requested 2022-05-18 08:31 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:35 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:35
امین اکبر CU requested 2022-05-19 11:31 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:35 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:35
MorganPearce CU requested 2022-05-19 20:49 EvergreenFir 2022-05-23 01:41 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36
SheryOfficial CU requested 2022-05-20 19:27 Apaugasma 2022-05-22 19:45 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36
Kirms CU requested 2022-05-22 05:10 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36
Jellywings19 CU requested 2022-05-22 07:53 Mako001 2022-05-23 04:06 RoySmith 2022-05-22 19:36
Wikiabirras CU requested 2022-05-22 17:21 Timtrent 2022-05-25 14:48 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36
Rdeva05 CU requested 2022-05-23 00:09 Ingenuity 2022-05-23 00:09
Sasha Boudville CU requested 2022-05-23 02:58 0xDeadbeef 2022-05-25 11:32
Goalandgoal CU requested 2022-05-23 10:38 The Banner 2022-05-23 10:38
Inumwanews24 CU requested 2022-05-23 10:43 Timtrent 2022-05-23 10:43
Deucalionite CU requested 2022-05-23 12:23 Ktrimi991 2022-05-24 14:29
Rajesh56om CU requested 2022-05-23 19:37 Mhawk10 2022-05-25 20:36
Alisharifi0098 CU requested 2022-05-24 14:24 KylieTastic 2022-05-24 14:24
ChopChopNinja2014 CU requested 2022-05-24 15:28 Drm310 2022-05-24 15:36
Vikramkarikalan CU requested 2022-05-25 14:01 IAmChaos 2022-05-25 23:02
Hsynylmztr CU requested 2022-05-25 15:05 Demetrios1993 2022-05-25 15:05
Ccmtt12345 CU requested 2022-05-25 18:02 Suneye1 2022-05-25 18:02
N5rh CU requested 2022-05-26 11:41 Aidan9382 2022-05-26 15:03
Nobh4231 CU requested 2022-05-26 19:13 PAVLOV 2022-05-26 19:25
Abhi97973 CU requested 2022-05-26 21:06 Ravensfire 2022-05-26 21:06
Soutut Awaiting admin 2022-05-03 08:55 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:11 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:11
K.D Manikya Tripuri Awaiting admin 2022-05-04 19:19 Spicy 2022-05-26 18:51 Spicy 2022-05-26 18:51
Moka Mo Awaiting admin 2022-05-15 16:10 Spicy 2022-05-26 18:07 Spicy 2022-05-26 18:07
Johnbendenz Awaiting admin 2022-05-25 04:58 Spicy 2022-05-26 17:00 Spicy 2022-05-26 17:00
Caltraser5 Awaiting admin 2022-05-26 08:43 Spicy 2022-05-26 15:58 Spicy 2022-05-26 15:58
Bet365aminul Awaiting admin 2022-05-26 12:15 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 17:40 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 17:40
MariaJaydHicky Awaiting admin 2022-05-26 15:39 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 18:24 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 18:24
Biancasuarez Awaiting clerk 2022-04-02 18:42 Spicy 2022-04-10 14:45 Spicy 2022-04-10 14:45
Scooterlife Awaiting clerk 2022-04-14 14:59 Callanecc 2022-04-22 11:00 RoySmith 2022-04-15 12:50
Gabriel2403 Awaiting clerk 2022-04-25 03:52 Jack Frost 2022-04-26 04:11 Jack Frost 2022-04-26 04:11
Mike Matthews17 Awaiting clerk 2022-04-27 16:59 Iggy the Swan 2022-05-17 15:16
Hyatt4333 Awaiting clerk 2022-05-05 19:27 RoySmith 2022-05-06 23:31 RoySmith 2022-05-06 23:31
MovieBuffIndia Awaiting clerk 2022-05-08 01:43 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-08 17:54 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-08 17:54
Nathaniel Bapelaa II Awaiting clerk 2022-05-22 19:27 Jack Frost 2022-05-22 21:01 Jack Frost 2022-05-22 21:01
DJdjPollard15 CU completed 2022-04-06 15:43 Jack Frost 2022-05-21 03:23 Jack Frost 2022-05-21 03:23
Mike Matthews17 CU completed 2022-04-27 16:59 Iggy the Swan 2022-05-17 15:16
Qaumrambista CU completed 2022-04-28 06:26 RoySmith 2022-05-23 21:54 RoySmith 2022-05-23 21:54
Daner's Creek CU completed 2022-05-03 18:05 Firefly 2022-05-19 21:00 GeneralNotability 2022-05-04 02:34
Bigmaninthebox CU completed 2022-05-03 19:50 GPL93 2022-05-04 00:04 Reaper Eternal 2022-05-03 23:51
Awaad Lukwago CU completed 2022-05-04 20:26 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-05 12:09 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-05 12:09
Uday88mandal CU completed 2022-05-06 18:31 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-07 10:15 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-07 10:15
Senthan21 CU completed 2022-05-07 22:27 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-08 18:04 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-08 18:04
Naseeb2468 CU completed 2022-05-10 11:51 Jack Frost 2022-05-14 23:45 Jack Frost 2022-05-14 23:45
Yoodaba CU completed 2022-05-11 04:51 RoySmith 2022-05-22 21:38 RoySmith 2022-05-22 21:38
Saiful Islam Jitu CU completed 2022-05-13 00:01 Iridescent 2022-05-13 17:47 Girth Summit 2022-05-13 16:50
Fairlysimple CU completed 2022-05-16 13:22 PaulPachad 2022-05-19 18:54 RoySmith 2022-05-16 14:18
ArthurCurry70 CU completed 2022-05-18 17:26 Extraordinary Writ 2022-05-19 03:16 RoySmith 2022-05-19 02:41
Mhsohaib CU completed 2022-05-22 11:35 Salvio giuliano 2022-05-23 08:18 Salvio giuliano 2022-05-23 08:18
TheUser2020 CU completed 2022-05-23 13:48 Zzuuzz 2022-05-26 23:22 Zzuuzz 2022-05-26 23:22
Mihai000 CU completed 2022-05-25 12:28 Salvio giuliano 2022-05-25 17:57 Salvio giuliano 2022-05-25 17:57
DarkWariior Open 2022-04-17 17:15 RoySmith 2022-05-22 19:36 RoySmith 2022-05-22 19:36
Dtt1 Open 2022-04-22 17:47 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-22 19:36
Honduras200010 Open 2022-04-26 07:15 Largoplazo 2022-05-09 19:22
Pptt226 Open 2022-04-30 23:44 Celestina007 2022-04-30 23:44
Rishabisajakepauler Open 2022-05-05 11:56 ToBeFree 2022-05-26 18:27
2001:8003:E872:2400:8895:5CDA:390E:E51C Open 2022-05-05 21:42 Yamla 2022-05-06 16:44 Yamla 2022-05-06 16:44
Ajhenson21 Open 2022-05-09 17:19 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-10 14:40 Dreamy Jazz 2022-05-10 14:40
OnceaMetro Open 2022-05-09 22:34 MarioGom 2022-05-09 22:34
Johnston49er Open 2022-05-12 22:34 Praxidicae 2022-05-12 22:34 Praxidicae 2022-05-12 22:34
Samirdu75 Open 2022-05-12 22:56 Itcouldbepossible 2022-05-15 14:49
Sammanson Open 2022-05-16 13:26 3PPYB6 2022-05-20 13:28 Primefac 2022-05-16 14:59
Jagged 85 Open 2022-05-19 18:58 Maestro2016 2022-05-23 13:38 Ferret 2022-05-22 00:45
Jpsorts Open 2022-05-20 21:07 Praxidicae 2022-05-20 21:07 Praxidicae 2022-05-20 21:07
Avish773 Open 2022-05-21 13:16 Pri2000 2022-05-21 13:18
Vexillologer Open 2022-05-22 11:50 0xDeadbeef 2022-05-23 07:58
AndrewBasumatary Open 2022-05-22 12:54 Whpq 2022-05-26 14:37
Jgwikid Open 2022-05-22 19:10 PM800 2022-05-22 19:10
Bgtips1001 Open 2022-05-23 01:33 The Drover's Wife 2022-05-23 01:33
76.20.110.116 Open 2022-05-23 22:15 192.76.8.78 2022-05-24 02:44 Spicy 2022-05-24 01:51
Buysomebananas Open 2022-05-24 09:02 Spicy 2022-05-25 09:57 Spicy 2022-05-25 09:57
समता1988 Open 2022-05-25 13:20 Venkat TL 2022-05-25 13:20
Syed amjad08 Open 2022-05-25 14:44 Praxidicae 2022-05-25 15:17 Praxidicae 2022-05-25 15:17
WorldCreaterFighter Open 2022-05-25 17:28 Ghizz Archus 2022-05-26 19:43
TotalTruthTeller24 Open 2022-05-25 19:04 Praxidicae 2022-05-25 19:04 Praxidicae 2022-05-25 19:04
Legende Legende Legende Open 2022-05-26 19:08 RovingPersonalityConstruct 2022-05-26 19:08
Penguins666 Open 2022-05-26 23:10 Schwede66 2022-05-26 23:10
Diego Grez-Cañete CU declined (CU) 2022-04-18 20:50 Tamzin 2022-04-19 22:23 Tamzin 2022-04-19 22:23
Dusrapehelu CU declined (CU) 2022-05-05 06:51 RoySmith 2022-05-12 14:38 RoySmith 2022-05-12 14:38
Billiekhalidfan CU declined (CU) 2022-05-15 03:14 RoySmith 2022-05-15 04:13 RoySmith 2022-05-15 04:13
Vallabharebel CU declined (CU) 2022-05-25 19:41 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:33 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:33
Michael Ylvisaker CU declined 2022-04-08 04:46 Sir Sputnik 2022-04-10 15:14 Sir Sputnik 2022-04-10 15:14
SamBo198 CU declined 2022-04-09 19:50 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-01 23:54 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-01 23:54
Bogudoby CU declined 2022-05-19 13:06 Spicy 2022-05-19 17:28 Spicy 2022-05-19 17:28
Raj1689 CU declined 2022-05-20 10:36 Spicy 2022-05-20 23:55 Spicy 2022-05-20 23:55
Thebrakeman2 CU declined 2022-05-21 19:19 Spicy 2022-05-21 23:12 Spicy 2022-05-21 23:12
TejinderPSingh CU declined 2022-05-22 17:57 Jack Frost 2022-05-23 00:55 Jack Frost 2022-05-23 00:55
Greenbilli CU declined 2022-05-26 22:12 Spicy 2022-05-26 23:43 Spicy 2022-05-26 23:43
Najla nursyam More info req. 2022-05-04 05:05 IAmChaos 2022-05-24 04:05 Spicy 2022-05-12 01:20
İsmail Kendir More info req. 2022-05-19 17:11 Styyx 2022-05-20 17:21 Jack Frost 2022-05-20 02:01
Nikhil Srivastava Closed 2022-03-15 15:08 Tamzin 2022-05-23 22:08 Tamzin 2022-05-23 22:08
Santiago Ríos Undurraga Closed 2022-04-29 19:07 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:27 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:27
Be Like Me Closed 2022-05-08 23:39 Spicy 2022-05-23 23:30 Spicy 2022-05-23 23:30
Ineedtostopforgetting Closed 2022-05-10 03:09 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 19:24 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 19:24
Corkyn1971 Closed 2022-05-12 15:35 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 21:16 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 21:16
Big Towel Closed 2022-05-13 05:58 Spicy 2022-05-25 10:01 Spicy 2022-05-25 10:01
Angelmunoz50 Closed 2022-05-15 11:22 Spicy 2022-05-26 18:00 Spicy 2022-05-26 18:00
Kamra456 Closed 2022-05-18 23:00 Spicy 2022-05-26 17:46 Spicy 2022-05-26 17:46
Oscareduardo10 Closed 2022-05-18 23:38 Jack Frost 2022-05-23 23:10 Jack Frost 2022-05-23 23:10
Yongchinhui Closed 2022-05-19 12:33 Spicy 2022-05-26 21:52 Spicy 2022-05-26 21:52
Əzərbəyəniləri Closed 2022-05-19 15:30 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 12:44 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 12:44
Mobyjaws56 Closed 2022-05-20 07:17 Jack Frost 2022-05-24 01:01 Jack Frost 2022-05-24 01:01
GoodDogieUwU Closed 2022-05-20 10:37 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-21 01:01 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-21 01:01
JRM2018 Closed 2022-05-20 13:00 Spicy 2022-05-25 09:36 Spicy 2022-05-25 09:36
RK777713 Closed 2022-05-20 19:22 Jack Frost 2022-05-24 21:15 Jack Frost 2022-05-24 21:15
Sarang Anil Nakade Closed 2022-05-22 09:14 Firefly 2022-05-25 17:00 Blablubbs 2022-05-25 16:42
DavidWittas Closed 2022-05-22 15:20 Spicy 2022-05-24 13:16 Spicy 2022-05-24 13:16
Mirković Staša Closed 2022-05-22 15:45 Sdrqaz 2022-05-22 19:53
AlanCity20 Closed 2022-05-23 06:46 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-24 12:24 Sir Sputnik 2022-05-24 12:24
Aqzswxdecfrvgtb Closed 2022-05-23 12:14 JBW 2022-05-23 20:21
Brandonswag Closed 2022-05-23 12:15 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:30 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:30
Mohamedabdell Closed 2022-05-23 12:58 علاء 2022-05-24 13:25 Spicy 2022-05-24 01:38
Egela Closed 2022-05-23 15:30 Spicy 2022-05-23 23:28 Spicy 2022-05-23 23:28
Fortnitecranker12 Closed 2022-05-23 15:31 Mz7 2022-05-25 00:41 Mz7 2022-05-25 00:41
SamHinch Closed 2022-05-23 16:30 Spicy 2022-05-23 21:47 Spicy 2022-05-23 21:47
Nepallivetoday Closed 2022-05-23 19:13 Spicy 2022-05-24 01:39 Spicy 2022-05-24 01:39
Agustin Sepulveda Venegas 2004 Fan Closed 2022-05-23 20:24 41.200.151.136 2022-05-25 16:37 NinjaRobotPirate 2022-05-24 20:40
Pitzzaboy Closed 2022-05-23 20:55 Mz7 2022-05-25 01:09 Mz7 2022-05-25 01:09
Angela Criss Closed 2022-05-24 04:07 Tamzin 2022-05-24 04:17 Tamzin 2022-05-24 04:17
Jvcquemus Closed 2022-05-24 04:57 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:38 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:38
Jomontgeorge Closed 2022-05-24 06:42 RoySmith 2022-05-27 00:29 RoySmith 2022-05-27 00:29
James0293 Closed 2022-05-24 06:54 Firefly 2022-05-25 17:00 Blablubbs 2022-05-25 16:42
Melissa Mwaura Closed 2022-05-24 06:56 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 16:02 Blablubbs 2022-05-26 16:02
Friedjof Closed 2022-05-24 07:37 Blablubbs 2022-05-24 20:59 Blablubbs 2022-05-24 20:59
Jettew10222 Closed 2022-05-24 08:27 Bbb23 2022-05-24 18:28 Drmies 2022-05-24 14:54
Buysomebananas Closed 2022-05-24 09:02 Spicy 2022-05-25 09:57 Spicy 2022-05-25 09:57
Mysquard123 Closed 2022-05-24 12:10 Blablubbs 2022-05-25 07:49 Blablubbs 2022-05-25 07:49
Faheemkintu Closed 2022-05-24 15:27 Ponyo 2022-05-24 21:21 Ponyo 2022-05-24 21:21
Remitbuber Closed 2022-05-24 15:36 Bbb23 2022-05-25 20:06 RoySmith 2022-05-25 18:53
UralKazan1985 Closed 2022-05-24 15:54 Drmies 2022-05-24 20:41 Drmies 2022-05-24 20:41
Igoryu1993 Closed 2022-05-24 18:59 Spicy 2022-05-24 19:57 Spicy 2022-05-24 19:57
72.50.16.106 Closed 2022-05-24 19:26 JBW 2022-05-24 20:13
Tvman2020 Closed 2022-05-24 19:44 Spicy 2022-05-26 15:28 Spicy 2022-05-26 15:28
NomanPK44 Closed 2022-05-24 20:52 Ponyo 2022-05-24 20:52 Ponyo 2022-05-24 20:52
H2H3fanbase2TP Closed 2022-05-24 20:58 Jack Frost 2022-05-24 21:13 Jack Frost 2022-05-24 21:13
Sushmita Shamita Closed 2022-05-24 21:24 Spicy 2022-05-26 16:32 Spicy 2022-05-26 16:32
Gomes000 Closed 2022-05-24 22:46 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:31 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:31
Piermark Closed 2022-05-25 06:33 Spicy 2022-05-25 20:10 Spicy 2022-05-25 20:10
Charliestalnaker Closed 2022-05-25 15:31 Bbb23 2022-05-25 17:28 Zzuuzz 2022-05-25 16:36
Metaverse Yadav Closed 2022-05-25 16:00 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:25 TonyBallioni 2022-05-26 22:25
LucyAyoubFan Closed 2022-05-25 16:14 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:51 Spicy 2022-05-26 19:51
ArsenalAtletico2017 Closed 2022-05-25 23:50 Spicy 2022-05-26 14:29 Spicy 2022-05-26 14:29
Sharmavijay123 Closed 2022-05-26 12:55 Spicy 2022-05-26 23:33 Spicy 2022-05-26 23:33
CharmenderDeol Closed 2022-05-26 17:50 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 19:05 Jack Frost 2022-05-26 19:05

Quick CheckUser requests

Use this section to request checkuser information relating to a situation that does not involve sock puppetry. You could use this section to request, for example:
  • Underlying IPs of an account, where the autoblock has expired or been ineffective.
  • Collateral damage checks for the informed hardblocking of IPs or ranges.
  • IP block exemption checks before granting IPBE (or to verify it is being used constructively).

For threats of harm (to self or others) you must email emergency@wikimedia.org (see the threats of harm page) and not use this page. Requests to investigate and confirm sockpuppetry should be listed in the sockpuppet section above, and not here (such requests will be summarily removed).

To make a request here, copy the following template and paste it to the end of this section (quick link to edit) – replacing "header" with an informative title, and adding underneath the template any relevant information – then sign using "~~~~", preview, and click "save".

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In that case, the vanishing needs to be undone. I can't remember, is that a global renamers task?-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 19:47, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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