fictitious name

During Steinbeck’s visits, none of the migrants knew they were being observed by a famous writer who intended to document their experiences, as Steinbeck used a fictitious name while he was in the camps.

"Journalists report anonymous sources using fictitious names. Death and time ensure anonymity for our sources, but we wanted to them to feel relatable," said Robb.

They examined his Tinder account and several email addresses — all fictitious names — that led to additional disposable phones that Heuermann was using to contact massage parlors and women working as escorts, the court papers said.

“Even the Federalist Papers, written in favor of the adoption of our Constitution, were published under fictitious names,” they said.

Legally speaking, the “Judicial Crisis Network” is one of several “fictitious names” created under a provision of Virginia corporations law that mask another organization called the Concord Fund.