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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 5 points 10 points (+15|-5) ago 

Another popular one is "shill".

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[–] andrew_jackson 9 points -2 points (+7|-9) ago 

I have something of a formal argument that I'm working on that establishes that most people that employ that particular term are malicious actors of one form or another. It's probably about the most reliable indicator.

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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

In part, because virtually every use you see of "shill" has the meaning exactly backwards. A "shill" promotes some kind of scam as the accomplice... Someone calling bullshit is the exactly opposite of a shill.