For the purposes of opening a bank account or for getting a loan then it would be considered identity theft. Pretending to be someone else online though? That's perfectly legal free speech in the US as far as I'm aware
I thought free speech was me saying what I want, not a free pass to mislead people to believe I said something I didn't.
And permitting lying or misleading speech is a pretty core part of free speech, it might be socially frowned upon or disincentivised by terms of service/moderation/other methods, but it's certainly not illegal
Anyway, break the ToS of a any service and you'll get suspended, I fail to see where the debate is right there.
The title of the article is misleading, the comedian account was not unlabeled: it was labeled as certified.