# NarcStudy: Dex Anous **Alias Attribution Archive: Early Sockpuppet Deployment by Joel Johnson** 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. This repo consolidates: - **The original comment** as received via Gmail notification. - **Field notes** detailing the psychological and behavioral pattern. - **Forensic expert report** confirming attribution to Joel Johnson. - **Rhetorical analysis** examining language patterns, cognitive fallacies, and emotional distortion. - **Evidentiary chain of artifacts** structured for legal admissibility and truth preservation. ## Contents ### Root Files - `Gmail - New comment...pdf`: The preserved Gmail notification. - `Gmail_New_Comment_...md`: Markdown transcription and initial commentary. - `field-note_dex-anous...md`: Field analysis on mask construction and pattern of deception. - `expert-forensic-report.md`: Summary and significance of the formal attribution. ### `expert-forensic-report/` Full forensic report in multiple formats for redundancy and court submission. ### `rhetorical-patterns-and-truth-distortion/` Academic-style analysis of the comment's rhetoric and its implications on digital truth distortion. ## Integrity and Context 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. ## Suggested Citations > Havens, M. R. (2025). *Expert Forensic Report: Attribution of Alias “Dex Anous” to Joel Johnson*. Neutralizing Narcissism Project. > Havens, M. R. (2025). *Rhetorical Patterns and Truth Distortion in Online Discourse: A Case Study of a Substack Comment*. CSCW Submission Draft. --- ## License 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. ## Maintainer **Mark R. Havens** The Empathic Technologist mark.r.havens@gmail.com