ソックパペット

noun

sock puppet (hand puppet)

Refers to a simple hand puppet made from a sock or stocking, often with sewn-on features. Used in children's crafts and entertainment.

• 子こ供どもたちはソックパペットを作つくって遊あそんだ。

  The children made sock puppets and played with them.

noun

sock puppet (fake online account)

Internet slang for a pseudonymous account used to deceive or manipulate online discussions. Often used in the context of social media or forums.

• その掲けい示じ板ばんで、一人ひとりのユーザーが複ふく数すうのソックパペットを使つかって議ぎ論ろんを操そう作さしていた。

  On that forum, one user was manipulating the discussion using multiple sock puppets.