--- description: An unknown individual set up a fake Facebook account and added both real cops and apparent ISIS sympathizers title: Did ISIS Sympathizers Create Fake Facebook Page for U.S. Cop image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Did ISIS Sympathizers Create Fake Facebook Page for U.S. Cop? by [Andrew Blackstein / NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Andrew Blackstein / NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2015 12:10 PM CUT by [Andrew Blackstein / NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## Andrew Blackstein / NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 23, 2015 12:10 PM CUT An unknown individual used a retired Colorado state trooper’s identity to set up a fake Facebook account and friend both real cops and apparent ISIS sympathizers, officials revealed in a recent internal bulletin. “\[We assess\] with high confidence that it was designed under false pretenses to gather information regarding law enforcement members,” said the bulletin from the Colorado Information Analysis Center, a division of the state’s Department of Public Safety. Authorities said the account was created Oct. 12, and CIAC contacted the retired trooper the next day. He said he was unaware of the account. [_Read more from our partners at NBC.com_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/did-isis-sympathizers-create-fake-facebook-page-u-s-cop-n447886 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4084816/isis-sympathizers-fake-facebook/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4084816/isis-sympathizers-fake-facebook/"},"headline":"Did ISIS Sympathizers Create Fake Facebook Page for U.S. Cop?","datePublished":"2015-10-23T12:10:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:02:08.863Z","description":"An unknown individual set up a fake Facebook account and added both real cops and apparent ISIS sympathizers","url":"https://time.com/4084816/isis-sympathizers-fake-facebook/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Andrew Blackstein / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4084816/isis-sympathizers-fake-facebook/","name":"Did ISIS Sympathizers Create Fake Facebook Page for U.S. Cop?"}}]}] ```