Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/FobTown

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===15 April 2026===

{{SPI case status|closed}}

====Suspected sockpuppets====

{{sock list|1=RectumWrecker|tools_link=yes}}

Newly created user [[User:RectumWrecker]] restored same section as known sockpuppet [[User:KnowKings]], and randomly changed the title of someone else's talk section, in a similar manner to that previously known sockpuppet.

==== Article changes ====

Article section being restored by previous sockpuppet [[User:KnowKings]]: {{Diff||prev|1334761856|(1)}}, {{Diff||prev|1334998144|(2)}}, {{Diff||prev|1335164784|(3)}}, {{Diff||prev|1335205501|(4)}}, {{Diff||prev|1335490583|(5)}}

Article section being restored by new user: {{Diff||prev|1346630083|(1)}}

==== Talk page changes ====

Randomly changing the title of {{Diff||prev|1334627957|someone elses topic}} by previous sockpuppet [[User:KnowKings]]: {{Diff||prev|1335146041|(1)}}

Randomly changing the title of {{Diff||prev|1332725034|someone elses topic}} by new user: {{Diff||prev|1346629768|(1)}}

Thanks, [[User:CommonsKiwi|CommonsKiwi]] ([[User talk:CommonsKiwi|talk]]) 11:12, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

====Comments by other users====

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====Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments====

* Going to call that likely. [[User:Izno|Izno]] ([[User talk:Izno|talk]]) 04:24, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

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===17 April 2026===

{{SPI case status|close}}

====Suspected sockpuppets====

{{sock list|1=~2026-20326-17|2=Psychlock|3=RectumWrecker|tools_link=yes}}

Mass restoral of sock edits by [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Winter_Olympics&diff=prev&oldid=1346630837 logged out edit]. Psychlock's [https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py?users=Psychlock&users=FobTown&users=LionTank&startdate=&enddate=&ns=&server=enwiki overlap] with Fob's accounts. Psychlock was created four days after previous sock LionTank's [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog%2Fblock&page=User%3ALionTank ban]. [[User:Qiushufang|Qiushufang]] ([[User talk:Qiushufang|talk]]) 00:58, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

====Comments by other users====

I noticed in above investigation that user '''RectumWrecker''' had edited ''High Speed Rail in China'' on '''23:34, 1 April 2026'''. Diff - [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&diff=prev&oldid=1346630083] And logged-out user '''~2026-20326-17''' restored all LionTank sock edits on ''2022 Winter Olympics'' article on '''23:40, 1 April 2026'''. See Diffs; [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Winter_Olympics&diff=prev&oldid=1337990629] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Winter_Olympics&diff=prev&oldid=1346630837]. Given timing, it looks like one editor was trying to rush to mass restore only FobTown's edits in two different articles, all within a '''tight 7 minute window''', with two accounts.

Further, shortly after the ~2026-20326-17 restoration, the account '''Psychlock''' makes its first appearance on the article just 3 hours after. It was created '''4 days after LionTank's block on 18 Feb'''. Its early editing history (~2 months) shows '''notable overlap''' with topics previously edited by both LionTank and FobTown. See editor interact; [https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py?users=Psychlock&users=LionTank&users=%7E2026-20326-17&startdate=&enddate=&ns=&server=enwiki][https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py?users=Psychlock&users=FobTown&users=%7E2026-20326-17&startdate=&enddate=&ns=&server=enwiki].[[User:Smalledi|Smalledi]] ([[User talk:Smalledi|talk]]) 06:44, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

====Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments====

*Psychlock is {{confirmed}} to multiple blocked socks from this case. [[User:Girth Summit|Girth Summit]][[User talk:Girth Summit| _(blether)]] 16:22, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

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