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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations

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Sockpuppet investigations is for requesting an investigation of whether two or more Wikipedia accounts are being abusively operated by the same person. This process is described in some length at the guide.

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. Upon request, investigations can also be conducted by a checkuser, who can look at technical data behind the accounts in order to determine how likely it is they are connected. CheckUser results are often called technical evidence, in contrast to publicly available behavioural evidence.

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, per the privacy policy, checkusers will not publicly connect a named account with an IP address or temporary account, except in extremely rare circumstances.

How to open an investigation

To add to an existing investigation (or case), enter the case name in the box below. To create a new investigation, enter the username of the oldest-created registered account (the "sockmaster")—or, if only IP addresses are involved, the IP that made the first relevant edit. Then click "Submit". Note: Do not include "User:" or any other commentary.

For example, if a prior filing was at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/John Doe, or this is a first filing and the oldest registered account is User: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.

You do not need to notify the accused editors that you have opened an investigation on them, and in most cases should not. An administrator or clerk can handle this if necessary.

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)
Eyoab Endorsed 2026-08-14 20:26 MCE89 2026-08-26 12:40 MCE89 2026-08-26 12:40
Hadiyala Endorsed 2026-08-18 03:38 TonySt 2026-08-27 00:01 Staraction 2026-08-26 23:58
BroGownerd Endorsed 2026-08-25 14:19 Vermont 2026-08-27 00:46 Vermont 2026-08-27 00:46
Benedictabah Endorsed 2026-08-25 20:40 Giraffer 2026-08-26 20:43 Giraffer 2026-08-26 20:43
Bichota B Endorsed 2026-08-27 20:37 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:26 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:26
Senpai stream CU requested 2026-08-26 12:04 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 02:15 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 02:15
Editor290439 Awaiting admin 2026-08-26 16:02 Vermont 2026-08-26 23:59 Vermont 2026-08-26 23:59
Mariah200 CU completed 2026-08-20 04:39 asilvering 2026-08-25 15:08 asilvering 2026-08-25 15:08
NormalguyfromUK CU completed 2026-08-23 04:40 Illyrian05 2026-08-24 17:54 MCE89 2026-08-24 06:28
Abbasshaikh124 CU completed 2026-08-25 14:11 MCE89 2026-08-27 10:16 MCE89 2026-08-27 10:16
MAWJ The Awesome CU completed 2026-08-26 06:38 Aesurias 2026-08-26 22:50 Izno 2026-08-26 22:36
Bhatti31 CU completed 2026-08-26 16:31 Izno 2026-08-26 21:52 Izno 2026-08-26 21:52
Aregwaerf New 2026-08-16 15:32 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:25 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:25
Deakin Macquarie New 2026-08-18 06:38 Staraction 2026-08-25 15:10 Staraction 2026-08-25 15:10
Stereotypical Name New 2026-08-26 11:39 M.Billoo2000 2026-08-26 11:40
CuttingHomicide New 2026-08-27 04:14 Yue 2026-08-27 21:32
Caped Vigilante New 2026-08-28 01:01 Tonyy Starkk 2026-08-28 01:05
AzanianPearl Open 2026-08-13 15:33 Garaadiye 2026-08-17 08:59 Izno 2026-08-14 22:48
Viglietta2 Open 2026-08-18 14:58 MCE89 2026-08-22 03:38 MCE89 2026-08-22 03:38
Renamed user 14fe330a53f780eb93d903dac6512555 Open 2026-08-25 06:24 IrisChronomia 2026-08-27 11:29 Izno 2026-08-26 21:48
Matthew John Drummond Open 2026-08-25 16:03 Graham87 2026-08-27 07:33 GoldRomean 2026-08-25 17:56
Akshay Singh Rajput Thakur Open 2026-08-26 15:55 Utcursch 2026-08-27 15:43 Izno 2026-08-26 22:37
JoinFluffy250 Open 2026-08-27 10:27 MCE89 2026-08-27 23:50 MCE89 2026-08-27 23:50
Sethdustinlizardo1214 Closed 2026-08-12 02:31 MCE89 2026-08-22 05:34 MCE89 2026-08-22 05:34
Mack krysko Closed 2026-08-13 04:10 Staraction 2026-08-21 22:41 Staraction 2026-08-21 22:41
Kc1776!! Closed 2026-08-13 18:32 MCE89 2026-08-22 13:39 MCE89 2026-08-22 13:39
Coolcolney Closed 2026-08-14 15:20 MCE89 2026-08-22 05:15 MCE89 2026-08-22 05:15
Trenton 1214 Closed 2026-08-14 17:34 Newslinger 2026-08-26 23:17 Newslinger 2026-08-26 23:17
Eyoab Closed 2026-08-14 20:26 MCE89 2026-08-26 12:40 MCE89 2026-08-26 12:40
~2026-44535-96 Closed 2026-08-15 04:38 PhilKnight 2026-08-15 04:58 PhilKnight 2026-08-15 04:58
Chewygum Closed 2026-08-16 10:11 MCE89 2026-08-22 11:35 MCE89 2026-08-22 11:35
TotalTruthTeller24 Closed 2026-08-16 11:37 Ponyo 2026-08-25 20:42 Ponyo 2026-08-25 20:42
Aregwaerf Closed 2026-08-16 15:32 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:25 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:25
MMMM22222222 Closed 2026-08-16 18:24 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:45 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:45
BrocadeRiverPoems Closed 2026-08-16 21:08 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:56 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:56
Howelllin Closed 2026-08-16 22:18 MCE89 2026-08-18 01:01 MCE89 2026-08-18 01:01
Rishabisajakepauler Closed 2026-08-17 00:46 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:39 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:39
Zimidar Closed 2026-08-17 07:57 Lp0 on fire 2026-08-18 22:14 MCE89 2026-08-18 22:02
RyanPLB Closed 2026-08-17 17:07 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:33 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:33
Sexismcorrector23 Closed 2026-08-17 20:17 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:20 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:20
SephFP Closed 2026-08-17 21:03 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:12 MCE89 2026-08-22 04:12
HerbLightman Closed 2026-08-17 21:44 GoldRomean 2026-08-18 18:58 GoldRomean 2026-08-18 18:58
Hadiyala Closed 2026-08-18 03:38 TonySt 2026-08-27 00:01 Staraction 2026-08-26 23:58
Deakin Macquarie Closed 2026-08-18 06:38 Staraction 2026-08-25 15:10 Staraction 2026-08-25 15:10
Son of Zorn Closed 2026-08-18 07:31 Staraction 2026-08-25 15:19 Staraction 2026-08-25 15:19
Ayomaju Closed 2026-08-18 07:48 TheGreatEditor024 2026-08-22 17:30 MCE89 2026-08-19 02:30
Sxu02msg Closed 2026-08-18 09:22 MCE89 2026-08-22 08:26 MCE89 2026-08-22 08:26
Adam Tari Closed 2026-08-18 14:25 MCE89 2026-08-25 11:12 MCE89 2026-08-25 11:12
28AmirMAHDI Closed 2026-08-18 15:04 GoldRomean 2026-08-21 19:35 GoldRomean 2026-08-21 19:35
Sammlahistory Closed 2026-08-18 16:40 GoldRomean 2026-08-18 17:26 GoldRomean 2026-08-18 17:26
Wildanirsyad24 Closed 2026-08-18 17:41 MCE89 2026-08-22 03:37 MCE89 2026-08-22 03:37
JoeBar2025 Closed 2026-08-18 20:23 MCE89 2026-08-22 03:27 MCE89 2026-08-22 03:27
Lara Emma Closed 2026-08-19 03:35 GoldRomean 2026-08-19 15:22 GoldRomean 2026-08-19 15:22
Ugbedeg Closed 2026-08-19 05:13 MCE89 2026-08-25 12:45 MCE89 2026-08-25 12:45
Galamore Closed 2026-08-19 09:54 asilvering 2026-08-25 01:03 asilvering 2026-08-25 01:03
JohnnyBKoks Closed 2026-08-19 10:06 MCE89 2026-08-22 08:06 MCE89 2026-08-22 08:06
ColoNoah82261 Closed 2026-08-19 11:05 GoldRomean 2026-08-26 10:09 GoldRomean 2026-08-26 10:09
Pujolsfan12 Closed 2026-08-19 18:42 MCE89 2026-08-26 01:02 MCE89 2026-08-26 01:02
Lala cane Closed 2026-08-19 23:15 MCE89 2026-08-20 07:51 MCE89 2026-08-20 07:51
NBCFourNewsTeamFan2025 Closed 2026-08-20 01:06 MCE89 2026-08-20 07:48 MCE89 2026-08-20 07:48
James Palmers Closed 2026-08-20 03:03 MCE89 2026-08-20 07:40 MCE89 2026-08-20 07:40
Mariah200 Closed 2026-08-20 04:39 asilvering 2026-08-25 15:08 asilvering 2026-08-25 15:08
Alakmarsaify Closed 2026-08-20 13:38 MCE89 2026-08-25 23:43 MCE89 2026-08-25 23:43
Tippy2021 Closed 2026-08-20 13:57 MCE89 2026-08-20 14:01 MCE89 2026-08-20 14:01
LoveMyWorld2012 Closed 2026-08-20 14:02 Izno 2026-08-20 16:11 Izno 2026-08-20 16:11
~2026-43876-94 Closed 2026-08-20 16:16 Hariboneagle927 2026-08-24 02:15 MCE89 2026-08-24 01:46
Dolyn Closed 2026-08-20 18:41 MCE89 2026-08-21 04:35 MCE89 2026-08-21 04:35
Vladraresfilip Closed 2026-08-20 21:45 Vermont 2026-08-21 00:43 Vermont 2026-08-21 00:43
~2026-43402-38 Closed 2026-08-20 22:31 Ash.tahno 2026-08-24 21:16 Vermont 2026-08-21 00:29
Lounghuang Closed 2026-08-21 06:03 MCE89 2026-08-22 06:09 MCE89 2026-08-22 06:09
Dan Sander Closed 2026-08-21 11:35 PhilKnight 2026-08-24 19:33 PhilKnight 2026-08-24 19:33
Ireneirenegoncalves Closed 2026-08-21 14:33 Staraction 2026-08-22 19:59 Staraction 2026-08-22 19:59
Brettandelle Closed 2026-08-21 19:41 Staraction 2026-08-26 01:14 Staraction 2026-08-26 01:14
Sylvio Sant Closed 2026-08-21 20:19 asilvering 2026-08-24 06:10 asilvering 2026-08-24 06:10
~2026-45065-23 Closed 2026-08-21 22:52 MCE89 2026-08-24 01:40 MCE89 2026-08-24 01:40
Balinese Dancers Closed 2026-08-22 04:08 ChompyTheGogoat 2026-08-22 22:25 Girth Summit 2026-08-22 15:06
Alon9393 Closed 2026-08-22 06:10 Staraction 2026-08-22 13:22 Staraction 2026-08-22 13:22
YtoSu Closed 2026-08-22 08:49 MCE89 2026-08-22 09:37 MCE89 2026-08-22 09:37
Creativework27 Closed 2026-08-22 08:56 MCE89 2026-08-22 11:49 MCE89 2026-08-22 11:49
Targaryenlerhaklıdır Closed 2026-08-22 12:25 MCE89 2026-08-22 12:40 MCE89 2026-08-22 12:40
Areju11 Closed 2026-08-22 15:50 Staraction 2026-08-23 03:59 Staraction 2026-08-23 03:59
Rai1112 Closed 2026-08-23 03:12 Staraction 2026-08-23 16:21 Staraction 2026-08-23 16:21
Jswuite Closed 2026-08-23 08:11 Izno 2026-08-24 20:37 Izno 2026-08-24 20:37
Piermark Closed 2026-08-23 09:17 Staraction 2026-08-27 00:04 Staraction 2026-08-27 00:04
Manxeves Closed 2026-08-23 11:19 MCE89 2026-08-25 04:38 MCE89 2026-08-25 04:38
Fanhayakawa Closed 2026-08-23 14:35 GoldRomean 2026-08-24 00:44 GoldRomean 2026-08-24 00:44
Hyrdlak Closed 2026-08-23 14:51 Izno 2026-08-24 20:26 Izno 2026-08-24 20:26
~2026-36187-13 Closed 2026-08-23 15:36 MCE89 2026-08-24 15:28 MCE89 2026-08-24 15:28
Fanoftheworld Closed 2026-08-23 20:43 MCE89 2026-08-24 01:34 MCE89 2026-08-24 01:34
Swiss67 Closed 2026-08-24 00:54 Vermont 2026-08-24 20:45 Vermont 2026-08-24 20:45
Astrawiki3203 Closed 2026-08-24 03:22 Staraction 2026-08-24 03:28 Staraction 2026-08-24 03:28
Startend28 Closed 2026-08-24 07:56 Grapesurgeon 2026-08-25 01:16 MCE89 2026-08-24 23:31
Jukka Virtanen Closed 2026-08-24 14:49 MCE89 2026-08-25 01:22 MCE89 2026-08-25 01:22
BrookeCook Closed 2026-08-24 16:55 Vermont 2026-08-26 23:18 Vermont 2026-08-26 23:18
CARCooper Closed 2026-08-24 17:44 Sir Sputnik 2026-08-24 19:15 Sir Sputnik 2026-08-24 19:15
HankMoodyTZ Closed 2026-08-24 20:47 MCE89 2026-08-25 12:20 MCE89 2026-08-25 12:20
Kellie1278 Closed 2026-08-24 20:51 DatGuy 2026-08-24 21:10 DatGuy 2026-08-24 21:10
Tpfister Closed 2026-08-24 22:05 Staraction 2026-08-25 01:59 Staraction 2026-08-25 01:59
Linwei30 Closed 2026-08-24 22:08 Staraction 2026-08-24 22:13 Staraction 2026-08-24 22:13
Reissgo Closed 2026-08-25 01:03 Vermont 2026-08-25 03:34 Vermont 2026-08-25 03:34
PaperMarioGlassDoor Closed 2026-08-25 04:59 PhilKnight 2026-08-25 12:00 PhilKnight 2026-08-25 12:00
Hsmg92 Closed 2026-08-25 09:04 PhilKnight 2026-08-25 11:56 PhilKnight 2026-08-25 11:56
Astore Malik Closed 2026-08-25 10:00 DatGuy 2026-08-25 10:35 DatGuy 2026-08-25 10:35
Abbasshaikh124 Closed 2026-08-25 14:11 MCE89 2026-08-27 10:16 MCE89 2026-08-27 10:16
Mystic runner Closed 2026-08-25 16:50 Bri 2026-08-26 16:14 Moneytrees 2026-08-26 15:40
ChanComThemPho Closed 2026-08-25 17:03 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 05:20 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 05:20
Bgrunch Closed 2026-08-25 17:14 Vermont 2026-08-27 00:32 Vermont 2026-08-27 00:32
Katarzyna180 Closed 2026-08-25 19:33 Vermont 2026-08-26 23:09 Vermont 2026-08-26 23:09
Hobbiton777 Closed 2026-08-25 21:16 MCE89 2026-08-26 12:01 MCE89 2026-08-26 12:01
Noneof yourbusiness48 Closed 2026-08-25 21:42 GoldRomean 2026-08-25 22:42 GoldRomean 2026-08-25 22:42
Loyal luz Closed 2026-08-25 22:49 Izno 2026-08-26 22:43 Izno 2026-08-26 22:43
Claudio1098 Closed 2026-08-25 23:22 Giraffer 2026-08-26 21:02 Giraffer 2026-08-26 21:02
Slowking4 Closed 2026-08-26 01:02 MCE89 2026-08-27 00:20 MCE89 2026-08-27 00:20
Markslowe-philsbbq Closed 2026-08-26 01:23 GoldRomean 2026-08-26 02:50 GoldRomean 2026-08-26 02:50
Əzərbəyəniləri Closed 2026-08-26 03:49 MCE89 2026-08-26 10:35 MCE89 2026-08-26 10:35
Wikitestedituk Closed 2026-08-26 06:32 MCE89 2026-08-26 07:22 MCE89 2026-08-26 07:22
Engage01 Closed 2026-08-26 08:37 MCE89 2026-08-27 01:05 MCE89 2026-08-27 01:05
Donovyegg Closed 2026-08-26 09:13 MCE89 2026-08-26 11:39 MCE89 2026-08-26 11:39
SenaoPathi Closed 2026-08-26 13:46 DatGuy 2026-08-26 15:39 DatGuy 2026-08-26 15:39
Kuloran Closed 2026-08-26 14:00 Izno 2026-08-26 22:24 Izno 2026-08-26 22:24
FarhanNaufal5 Closed 2026-08-26 15:49 Izno 2026-08-26 21:49 Izno 2026-08-26 21:49
Akshay Singh Rajput Thakur Closed 2026-08-26 15:55 Utcursch 2026-08-27 15:43 Izno 2026-08-26 22:37
BobVillars Closed 2026-08-26 16:57 YuniToumei 2026-08-26 22:03 Izno 2026-08-26 21:57
J. Ketkar Official Closed 2026-08-26 18:12 MCE89 2026-08-27 05:50 MCE89 2026-08-27 05:50
~2026-45930-98 Closed 2026-08-26 18:39 Izno 2026-08-26 21:46 Izno 2026-08-26 21:46
Oleksandr1978 Closed 2026-08-26 21:13 Dafootballguy 2026-08-27 00:45 Vermont 2026-08-27 00:04
ROLEXMEENA Closed 2026-08-26 22:06 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:55 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:55
Apeexterminator Closed 2026-08-26 22:34 Staraction 2026-08-27 21:37 Staraction 2026-08-27 21:37
Luca Vendrame Closed 2026-08-27 09:43 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 22:28 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 22:28
Ridah.ansari Closed 2026-08-27 10:01 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:06 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:06
Dealer07 Closed 2026-08-27 14:15 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:19 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:19
Nativelatinodude Closed 2026-08-27 14:19 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:45 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:45
Sher Aziz Closed 2026-08-27 15:26 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:37 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:37
The Citer Closed 2026-08-27 16:00 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:10 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:10
Mylesbross Closed 2026-08-27 17:08 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:08 Staraction 2026-08-27 17:08
M-Metro37 Closed 2026-08-27 17:34 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 22:17 PhilKnight 2026-08-27 22:17
Interstellarpoliceman Closed 2026-08-27 19:01 Vermont 2026-08-27 22:22 Vermont 2026-08-27 22:22
VortexDelta Closed 2026-08-27 21:55 Moneytrees 2026-08-27 21:58 Moneytrees 2026-08-27 21:58
Cheo4kohler Closed 2026-08-27 22:18 RoySmith 2026-08-27 22:23 RoySmith 2026-08-27 22:23
Kristianatienza Closed 2026-08-27 23:52 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:33 MCE89 2026-08-28 00:33
PEAKGOONER123! Closed 2026-08-28 00:24 Staraction 2026-08-28 00:27 Staraction 2026-08-28 00:27

Quick CheckUser requests

Use this section to request CheckUser information relating to a situation that does not involve sock puppetry. To request CheckUser in a case which does involve sock puppetry, see the "How to open an investigation" section above.

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".

==== HEADER ====
{{SPIquick}}
* {{Checkuser|username}}