MF Barnes (originally posting as MFBarnes82 or similar variants) is a long-time, highly controversial user on TexAgs.com (the Texas A&M fan/community site).
He has been active for over a decade across boards like Outdoors, Auto, Football, Politics, and others. Posters generally view him as a prolific troll and fabricator whose elaborate lies, stolen content, and sock-puppet accounts have become a running saga on the site.
Early History and Notable Claim
He first gained some positive notoriety around 2012 for allegedly coining the "Johnny Football" nickname for then-high-school (and later Texas A&M) quarterback Johnny Manziel. This was referenced in mainstream media at the time.
However, this is overshadowed by years of debunked stories.
His posting style typically involves starting innocuous or inane threads to draw responses, then pivoting to brag about expertise, possessions, or experiences. Many of his hundreds (or thousands) of posts involved photos and stories lifted directly from elsewhere on the internet, often with Photoshop edits. Reverse-image searches repeatedly exposed these. Examples of fabricated claims include:
Discovering a "barn-find" 1953/1954 Corvette (story and photos stolen).
Owning an "amazing" custom workshop/garage (photos stolen).
Playing Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar.
Extreme weightlifting feats and being an A&M letterman.
Working as a petroleum engineer in the oil industry (with a PE degree).
Being a strength-and-conditioning coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
Attending every Cleveland Browns practice during Manziel's rookie year.
Having an ancestor who helped found Brazos County and lived to 113.
Minor roles like a childhood movie part or young stock-car racing at Texas Motor Speedway.
Plagiarized Amazon reviews (including for adult content).affe30
He also claimed A&M graduation in '82 and other personal ties, though these lack verification. Some posters speculated his output was so voluminous it seemed like a group effort.
Sock Puppet Accounts and Multiple Identities
MF Barnes is notorious for running multiple sock accounts (estimated 10+ pre-established ones) to evade bans and continue posting. TexAgs moderators have banned him repeatedly (including stripping his "Spirit" tag after major incidents), but he returns via new or aged accounts. His writing style, thread-starting habits, and sudden expertise claims often give him away. Known or strongly attributed socks/aliases from community discussions include:
SouthparkKenny He changed his main account username to this (profile publicly viewable on the site).
Roots86 and clob94 Identified in threads as his alts, often spotted by posting patterns.
Roscoe variants (e.g., Roscoe P. Coltrane or Roscoe B. Davis on the Politics board; linked to Twitter @RoscoeBDavis1 or similar) Posed as a law-enforcement/Texas Ranger type with access to court documents. This account gained significant followers (tens of thousands reported) and was involved in FISA/Mueller-era threads; it was outed but some viewed it as "benign."
NYC female lawyer impersonation Created a sock based on a real woman's Facebook profile (previously Photoshopped himself into pics with her for trolling). He posted as her on TexAgs until outed.
Others General references to additional politics-board socks and pre-planted accounts. Posters have noted IP overlaps and urged better tracking to ban them all at once
Major Scandals and Deceptions
GoFundMe incident (around the time of photo exposures): He created and promoted a GoFundMe for a real A&M rodeo/equestrian team member whose family home burned downwithout her knowledge or consent. Donations were raised via TexAgs shares. She received the funds after mods intervened to unwind it (setting up a bank account for her, shutting down the campaign amid refund requests). Separate allegations exist of him taking legal retainers/fees for probate work (e.g., a leukemia victim's estate) and never filing paperwork.
Catfishing/impersonation: Beyond the lawyer sock, he built fake personas over time, sometimes tying into real people's images or details.
Other fallout:
Threads dedicated to outing him (e.g., "MFBarnes is back," "Mf Barnes sock outed," "MFBarnes Saga Cliff Notes") detail the detective work. One real-estate-related thread noted a large home sale in Montgomery County, TX, speculated to be tied to him. He has been linked to Dallas-area records in some discussions, but the community largely avoids naming a real identity to spare family (he reportedly had a child who attended A&M).
Overall Legacy on TexAgs
The "saga" spans roughly 20122024+ (with references continuing into 2025). It's seen as one of the site's wildest internet dramasequal parts fascination ("craziest thing I've ever seen") and frustration. He has been banned multiple times but persists through socks, with some posters expressing "sick excitement" at spotting him. Community sleuths use reverse-image searches, cross-referencing, and style analysis to track him. No evidence of massive real-world criminal charges tied directly to the forum, but the pattern involves deception, stolen content, and occasional financial/impersonation issues.
Threads like the "Cliff Notes" one (Outdoors board) and sock-outing discussions compile much of this publicly. His activity seems to have quieted or gone deeper underground in recent years, but posters still reference him when suspicious alts appear. This is all drawn from open TexAgs forum discussions and related coverageTexAgs itself doesn't officially "endorse" the drama but has moderated it over time.
He has been active for over a decade across boards like Outdoors, Auto, Football, Politics, and others. Posters generally view him as a prolific troll and fabricator whose elaborate lies, stolen content, and sock-puppet accounts have become a running saga on the site.
Early History and Notable Claim
He first gained some positive notoriety around 2012 for allegedly coining the "Johnny Football" nickname for then-high-school (and later Texas A&M) quarterback Johnny Manziel. This was referenced in mainstream media at the time.
However, this is overshadowed by years of debunked stories.
His posting style typically involves starting innocuous or inane threads to draw responses, then pivoting to brag about expertise, possessions, or experiences. Many of his hundreds (or thousands) of posts involved photos and stories lifted directly from elsewhere on the internet, often with Photoshop edits. Reverse-image searches repeatedly exposed these. Examples of fabricated claims include:
Discovering a "barn-find" 1953/1954 Corvette (story and photos stolen).
Owning an "amazing" custom workshop/garage (photos stolen).
Playing Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar.
Extreme weightlifting feats and being an A&M letterman.
Working as a petroleum engineer in the oil industry (with a PE degree).
Being a strength-and-conditioning coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
Attending every Cleveland Browns practice during Manziel's rookie year.
Having an ancestor who helped found Brazos County and lived to 113.
Minor roles like a childhood movie part or young stock-car racing at Texas Motor Speedway.
Plagiarized Amazon reviews (including for adult content).affe30
He also claimed A&M graduation in '82 and other personal ties, though these lack verification. Some posters speculated his output was so voluminous it seemed like a group effort.
Sock Puppet Accounts and Multiple Identities
MF Barnes is notorious for running multiple sock accounts (estimated 10+ pre-established ones) to evade bans and continue posting. TexAgs moderators have banned him repeatedly (including stripping his "Spirit" tag after major incidents), but he returns via new or aged accounts. His writing style, thread-starting habits, and sudden expertise claims often give him away. Known or strongly attributed socks/aliases from community discussions include:
SouthparkKenny He changed his main account username to this (profile publicly viewable on the site).
Roots86 and clob94 Identified in threads as his alts, often spotted by posting patterns.
Roscoe variants (e.g., Roscoe P. Coltrane or Roscoe B. Davis on the Politics board; linked to Twitter @RoscoeBDavis1 or similar) Posed as a law-enforcement/Texas Ranger type with access to court documents. This account gained significant followers (tens of thousands reported) and was involved in FISA/Mueller-era threads; it was outed but some viewed it as "benign."
NYC female lawyer impersonation Created a sock based on a real woman's Facebook profile (previously Photoshopped himself into pics with her for trolling). He posted as her on TexAgs until outed.
Others General references to additional politics-board socks and pre-planted accounts. Posters have noted IP overlaps and urged better tracking to ban them all at once
Major Scandals and Deceptions
GoFundMe incident (around the time of photo exposures): He created and promoted a GoFundMe for a real A&M rodeo/equestrian team member whose family home burned downwithout her knowledge or consent. Donations were raised via TexAgs shares. She received the funds after mods intervened to unwind it (setting up a bank account for her, shutting down the campaign amid refund requests). Separate allegations exist of him taking legal retainers/fees for probate work (e.g., a leukemia victim's estate) and never filing paperwork.
Catfishing/impersonation: Beyond the lawyer sock, he built fake personas over time, sometimes tying into real people's images or details.
Other fallout:
Threads dedicated to outing him (e.g., "MFBarnes is back," "Mf Barnes sock outed," "MFBarnes Saga Cliff Notes") detail the detective work. One real-estate-related thread noted a large home sale in Montgomery County, TX, speculated to be tied to him. He has been linked to Dallas-area records in some discussions, but the community largely avoids naming a real identity to spare family (he reportedly had a child who attended A&M).
Overall Legacy on TexAgs
The "saga" spans roughly 20122024+ (with references continuing into 2025). It's seen as one of the site's wildest internet dramasequal parts fascination ("craziest thing I've ever seen") and frustration. He has been banned multiple times but persists through socks, with some posters expressing "sick excitement" at spotting him. Community sleuths use reverse-image searches, cross-referencing, and style analysis to track him. No evidence of massive real-world criminal charges tied directly to the forum, but the pattern involves deception, stolen content, and occasional financial/impersonation issues.
Threads like the "Cliff Notes" one (Outdoors board) and sock-outing discussions compile much of this publicly. His activity seems to have quieted or gone deeper underground in recent years, but posters still reference him when suspicious alts appear. This is all drawn from open TexAgs forum discussions and related coverageTexAgs itself doesn't officially "endorse" the drama but has moderated it over time.
