Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mekalos/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Mekalos came to my attention due to an editing pattern that suggests WP:PAID (creating a series of articles about low-notability, unconnected subjects using a lot of press releases as references; they have denied any WP:COI or connection to Chermie222 when asked). Chermie222, an account created on Dec 30, has made a series of edits that strongly correlate with Mekalos's edits, which is odd especially given the disparate nature of those topics. OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:15, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The two named accounts are unambiguously ✅ to one another. Also including, who shares their IPs and has edited several of the same articles. There are some other accounts on their ranges which might be them, but I'm giving the benefit of the doubt - please come back if any other accounts start acting similarly, even if they're established accounts. Blocked, tagged, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  23:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)