Is it illegal to create fake Facebook profiles of famous people?

[Person]

What are the penalties if someone gets caught pretending to be a famous person on Facebook? I don't do this. I'm just wondering because there are so many fake profiles.

[Mr.Serious]

Yes, I believe it is against the Terms of Use for facebook, although creating a group/like page about them isn't, as long as it isn't offensive or targets them in a inappropriate way.

[presto]

yes..it is !!i dont know about the penalties but one gets into trouble only if u admit wrong details about them and it hampers their images ...if so they will sue u and the trouble goes on...!!

[JonR]

Technically it's illegal to impersonate someone else, and creating a Facebook account that pretends to belong to someone else is doing that. If they wanted to they could sue you. Generally the worst that will happen is Facebook will close the account, as it is against their TOS. Though, they won't usually do that unless someone reports the account. But you never know if the person you're impersonating will want to make sure the stuff you posted isn't tied to their name, and sue you for it. It's also far more likely you'll get caught if the person already has a real Facebook account, which a lot of celebrities do.

[Rache]

Well, my step-sister made one of that dude.. Whats his name.. Christian Beadles!!! and she didnt get in trouble.. Its a poser but im not sure.. Like, It is illegal to pose as people yess