A Survey on Sockpuppet Detection over Collaborative Projects

Abstract

Sockpuppet are the fake identity used by some malicious users. In Wikipedia, there are number of sockpuppets present. Two different online accounts, belongs to the same person are called sockpuppet. Sockpuppets has become significant issues, in which one can have fake identity for some specific purpose or malicious use. Sockpuppet detection are based on binary classification in which given accounts are classified either sockpuppet or non-sockpuppet category. This research synthesizes sockpuppets detection in which various approaches are discussed to identify the fake account and legitimate account.