Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SighSci/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
SighSci was blocked on September 22 for blantant COI and disruptive editing. They were a SPA focused on Cassava Sciences.

Four days after the block, on September 26, the Intowildness was registered.

On November 18, SigSci makes their last edit/unblock request. In it, they demand that mention of a defamation lawsuit filed by the company be added, as well as mention of a particular editorial. Also on November 18, Intowildness adds mention of the lawsuit. A few days later they add the editorial. Intowildness hasn't edited on any other subjects.

Wingflex appears at around the same time, and removes well sourced content from the article that is critical of the company. They have only one non-Cassava edit. Per their talk page, they were also caught up in a autoblock related to a colocation web host, suggesting vpn and/or proxy use.

It is also worth noting that another page blocked editor, went quiet around this time, though it seems that SighSci is the more likely master account. MrOllie (talk) 03:33, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * . Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 08:45, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * /. All of the listed users are going through very large ISPs that utilize very wide ranges. They all geolocate within major cities within, and spread-out through, the same country. No checks came back with any IP addresses that have been reported as being proxies or VPNs, but given the locations and how often different users have edited through the IP addresses makes me suspect that they may be. The user agents used between the accounts are too common for me to use for any comparison between them. I can say, though, that their user agents remained consistent - they didn't switch multiple times from device-to-device or even OS-to-OS (such as from Linux to Windows to MacOS, for example). Unfortunately, that's all I can really give you that may be of any use. Sorry :-/  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:10, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I know it's been a little while but just confirming if you also checked Mnachtrab? Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:56, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * @Callanecc: I saw this in my recent changes feed and got curious so I took a look; based on the very little data I have, I'd call the account to all the others – but, as Oshwah notes above, there isn't a great baseline to compare to. Also, CU template for future reference:  --Blablubbs (talk) 12:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks . Based on the behavioural evidence presented by this is too coincidental to not be socking. If not direct sockpuppetry there is definitely meatpuppetry (of some sort) happening. I've blocked and tagged the sock accounts and tagged the master which is already indef blocked. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:38, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
More edit warring to include primary sources and to selectively report on an FDA decision in a misleading fashion (New editor: Blocked account Mnachtrab removing same text: ). At User talk:Subicculum displays the same failure to understand the difference between a primary and secondary source as well. See Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard/Archive_192 for some info about the history of paid editing on this article. MrOllie (talk) 17:16, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

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The last bunch appeared from August to November 2022, and then tendentious activity on all three articles went dormant after they were all either blocked from the articles, or blocked from editing. Now in this newest bunch of similar tendentious and POV issues at the suite of articles (Cassava Sciences, Simufilam, and Lindsay Burns), three editors again simultaneously appeared. In addition to Subbiculum and CFRCitation, a friend of Burns has also shown up again, after almost a year's silence. At minimum, WP:MEAT seems to be in play. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  22:38, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * An FYI. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  22:42, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * 22 September 2022, SighSci says: "I suspect SandyGeorgia may have her own COIs or connections to people involved in the FDA petition or trying to stop these clinical trials."
 * 2 August 2023, Subicculum says: " I notice from prior history of this and related pages that you and SandyGeorgia may have your own conflicts. Please disclose if you or she/they are paid for your monitoring of these pages."
 * Sandy Georgia (Talk)  22:51, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The interest seems to come in spates related to stock market issues (today we have a Russian IP at simufilam). Sandy Georgia (Talk)  13:41, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Seems likely to me.  qedk ( t  愛  c ) 13:02, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll call both of these or maybe, but it's a tenuous comparison based on log extracts. RoySmith (talk) 17:02, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 *  qedk ( t  愛  c ) 19:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another SPA trying to whitewash articles relating to Cassava Sciences by removing information about investigations: and failed FDA approvals  while adding unsourced or primary sourced content, same as previous socks. MrOllie (talk) 00:22, 29 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Compare this from confirmed sock to  this from new account - same unfounded accusations. MrOllie (talk) 03:21, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * based on historical data, . Spicy (talk) 15:33, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * The editing patterns show a clear behavioral connection between this account and the rest of the sock drawer.  The Wordsmith Talk to me 02:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC)