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In the latest episode of "Homeland" titled appropriately enough, Sock Puppets, we get to see inside the Stats Media Matters Internet Outreach Operation. I can't peel off the clip from the episode, but I imagine Stats, Starkey & Company must work the same way
Max: So, I'm seeing Facebook accounts, Instagram, Twitter...
Trent: 4chan, 8chan, fuckin' linkedin, Bodecca, Puckered Pete whatever. We're there.
Max: And this interface masks your identity.
Trent: It did until it stopped working. Didn't O'Keefe tell you anything?
Max: Not really, no. All right, look. So, these sock puppets you're missing, they're just a bunch of fake users with online lives that you manage, right?
Trent: I wouldn't say fake. What is it?
Max: Just a second.
Trent: What is it?
Max: Just wait. Okay, so the system here uses dynamic proxies to mask your location, but there's a conflict with the firewall. I put in a workaround, so... Um, do any of these ring a bell? Um, semperfucked?
Trent: Right.
Max: JakeStarkey
Man: That's me.
Max: nat4900
Man: That's me, too.
Trent: tigerred59
Asian Guy: Yo. Dats me Homey!
Trent: So we're back in business?
Max: You tell me.
[All cheering]
Trent: Vacation's over. You'll find a new set of talking points in your folders. Get outraged! Yeah. Let's go! ♪
Max: So, I'm seeing Facebook accounts, Instagram, Twitter...
Trent: 4chan, 8chan, fuckin' linkedin, Bodecca, Puckered Pete whatever. We're there.
Max: And this interface masks your identity.
Trent: It did until it stopped working. Didn't O'Keefe tell you anything?
Max: Not really, no. All right, look. So, these sock puppets you're missing, they're just a bunch of fake users with online lives that you manage, right?
Trent: I wouldn't say fake. What is it?
Max: Just a second.
Trent: What is it?
Max: Just wait. Okay, so the system here uses dynamic proxies to mask your location, but there's a conflict with the firewall. I put in a workaround, so... Um, do any of these ring a bell? Um, semperfucked?
Trent: Right.
Max: JakeStarkey
Man: That's me.
Max: nat4900
Man: That's me, too.
Trent: tigerred59
Asian Guy: Yo. Dats me Homey!
Trent: So we're back in business?
Max: You tell me.
[All cheering]
Trent: Vacation's over. You'll find a new set of talking points in your folders. Get outraged! Yeah. Let's go! ♪
