1  # NarcStudy: Dex Anous
 2  
 3  **Alias Attribution Archive: Early Sockpuppet Deployment by Joel Johnson**
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 5  This repository documents the earliest known appearance of the alias “Dex Anous,” a digital identity deployed by Joel Johnson to comment on and attack the publication *Preliminary Case Study: Joel Johnson and the Tactics of Performative Intellectualism*. This artifact, timestamped February 14, 2025, marks the first known public use of a mask account in his coordinated campaign of narrative distortion.
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 7  This repo consolidates:
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 9  - **The original comment** as received via Gmail notification.
10  - **Field notes** detailing the psychological and behavioral pattern.
11  - **Forensic expert report** confirming attribution to Joel Johnson.
12  - **Rhetorical analysis** examining language patterns, cognitive fallacies, and emotional distortion.
13  - **Evidentiary chain of artifacts** structured for legal admissibility and truth preservation.
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15  ## Contents
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17  ### Root Files
18  - `Gmail - New comment...pdf`: The preserved Gmail notification.
19  - `Gmail_New_Comment_...md`: Markdown transcription and initial commentary.
20  - `field-note_dex-anous...md`: Field analysis on mask construction and pattern of deception.
21  - `expert-forensic-report.md`: Summary and significance of the formal attribution.
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23  ### `expert-forensic-report/`
24  Full forensic report in multiple formats for redundancy and court submission.
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26  ### `rhetorical-patterns-and-truth-distortion/`
27  Academic-style analysis of the comment's rhetoric and its implications on digital truth distortion.
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29  ## Integrity and Context
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31  This repo serves as part of the *Neutralizing Narcissism* forensic archive, focused on mapping and exposing recursive narcissistic tactics in online spaces. The “Dex Anous” case is a primary artifact in the evolving dossier of Joel Johnson’s pattern of identity manipulation, gaslighting, and reputational assault.
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33  ## Suggested Citations
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35  > Havens, M. R. (2025). *Expert Forensic Report: Attribution of Alias “Dex Anous” to Joel Johnson*. Neutralizing Narcissism Project.
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37  > Havens, M. R. (2025). *Rhetorical Patterns and Truth Distortion in Online Discourse: A Case Study of a Substack Comment*. CSCW Submission Draft.
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41  ## License
42  
43  This repository and all works within are published under the [Witness Integrity License](https://github.com/empathic-technologist/witness-zero/LICENSE), enabling non-commercial use for truth-preserving, journalistic, educational, and justice-seeking purposes.
44  
45  ## Maintainer
46  
47  **Mark R. Havens**  
48  The Empathic Technologist  
49  mark.r.havens@gmail.com