Yeah, I agree with
@Pickle Inspector that this seems fake.
Definitely fake. I was skeptical beforehand when I saw the video and I'm extra skeptical now. Too many inconsistencies in both the handwriting and the content. Also no envelope shown with no return address and postmark. With a return address it could be confirmed by writing to it and seeing if there was a response. The postmark would also confirm at least the area the letter was sent from.
And although it's pretty on-brand for Chris to protect Max's full first name on page 1 and then call her Maxine on page 2, it reads like an obvious reference to Bella Janke/Maxine Sidero, lol funny.
Probably, but Chris also really liked Life is Strange with the whole Max/Maxine dichotomy. Not sure which the ween is going for.
I think this is extremely unlikely, but just as a legal theory question, is it breaking any law to claim a fabricated letter is genuine Chris? Any interested parties caring enough to act, if it were illegal, is obviously an entirely different matter. It would just be funny for a ween to encounter the perfect storm where the wrong person sees this and chooses to take legal action.
It varies by state, but generally impersonation is only criminal if you stand to gain materially from that impersonation. For instance if you impersonate someone to gain money, or impersonate someone to avoid a fine, etc. If the recipient or state is not directly harmed, then it's generally not illegal.
If it turned out that the youtuber in question faked the letter himself to gain views and advertising money, it would still probably not be criminal unless he actively defrauded someone in the process (like got sponsorships specifically by claiming the Chris letter). If it's just passive ad revenue from increased views, then Chris could file a civil suit against him for it, but it would not be criminal.
In general, I'm pretty sure it could be considered defamation, (or a similar harm to one's reputation, I know 'defamation' has a narrow legal meaning,) were it a 'authored' by an average, upstanding citizen but I would also imagine that Chris has long since passed the point of becoming defamation proof. Would the state hospital/ health dept. hypothetically have standing against the forger since it implies they're incompetent in their duties to treat and protect Chris?
This falls under tort law, not criminal law. Chris could sue for defamation, but probably not receive any damages -- at best he could get a court order for the person to stop impersonating him. He could only receive compensation for any damage he received from the impersonation, or financial gains made by the author -- which if it's just a ween that sent it in to the youtuber, would probably be nothing, as his reputation is already pretty fucked. The author would have had to have gained something of value.
The hospital suing would be an incredible stretch and probably wouldn't get anywhere.