Definition:
An anonymous online user who deliberately accuses their own posts or identities of belonging to someone else, typically to create confusion, manipulate perception, or provoke reactions within a discussion. The doppelflagger engages in intentional false-flagging behavior, often simulating paranoia or conflict to disrupt discourse or discredit others.
Etymology:
From Doppelgänger (a duplicate or double, often associated with deception) + flagger (one who reports or disavows content).
An anonymous online user who deliberately accuses their own posts or identities of belonging to someone else, typically to create confusion, manipulate perception, or provoke reactions within a discussion. The doppelflagger engages in intentional false-flagging behavior, often simulating paranoia or conflict to disrupt discourse or discredit others.
Etymology:
From Doppelgänger (a duplicate or double, often associated with deception) + flagger (one who reports or disavows content).
Usage:
“The thread’s a mess—some doppelflagger is playing both sides.”
“Classic doppelflagger move: start a fake argument with yourself, then blame someone else.”
“The thread’s a mess—some doppelflagger is playing both sides.”
“Classic doppelflagger move: start a fake argument with yourself, then blame someone else.”
by Anonymous694201488 March 21, 2025
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