Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/37.122.170.131/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
I think that I have enough evidence now to prove that these IPs (probably) all belong to one user. The sockmaster and the first two sock IPs were reported to WP:AIV and were all blocked (78.155.44.178 has been indeffed).

First of all, this IP edits Serbian political and water polo articles. I have not had a look into the water polo articles they edited because I do not edit in that area and I have little knowledge about it. These IPs all have several things in common: vandalism, edit warring, adding incorrect information/hoaxes, and ignoring the warnings.
 * 37.122.170.131: has edited mostly on Next Serbian parliamentary election (vandalism) and added incorrect information to several political party articles (e.g. they changed opposition to government in election results tables, a change which is incorrect, none parties that they edited on served in the 2008–2012 government). Examples: Special:Diff/1178568655 where they added misinformation, Special:Diff/1178730528 where they vandalised)
 * 77.222.31.49: has edited solely on People's Movement for the State where they added misinformation. Examples (check their whole editing history): Special:Diff/1178892406, Special:Diff/1178892513 (misinformation)
 * 78.155.44.178: has edited on local election articles, United Regions of Serbia, and 2022 Serbian general election. Again, they added misinformation and hoaxes. Examples: Special:Diff/1180250186, Special:Diff/1180256474 (misinformation)
 * 109.228.110.189: has edited on local election articles, United Regions of Serbia, and Democratic Party (Serbia). Again, they added misinformation and hoaxes. Examples: Special:Diff/1180591898 (misinformation).

I think that there is enough evidence to conclude that these IPs all belong to one user. Whether those articles should receive protection in order to prevent things like this happening in the future is not up to me decide but I think that it will be necessary (either now or some point in the future). --Vacant0 (talk) 18:31, 17 October 2023 (UTC) Vacant0 (talk) 18:31, 17 October 2023 (UTC)


 * The user is back again under a different IP: Vacant0 (talk) 08:22, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I agree these all appear to be the same user. I have blocked as that is the only one still active. However, if this continues, let me know and I will semi-protect the articles being targeted. Cheers,  Number   5  7  20:55, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Cases without at least one registered account usually do not belong to sockpuppetry investigations. You can report vandalism from IPs to WP:AIV or elsewhere. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 21:49, 20 October 2023 (UTC)