I catfished adult men on the internet when I was 12 and they were in their 40s
Who did they think they were talking to?
They were happily talking to a 12 year old girl.
It was wrong for these adult men to try to take advantage of a child on the internet, but it was also wrong for you to deceive them like that.  You shouldn't try to hurt others for your own enjoyment, even if you think they are bad people.  This can get you into trouble as well.
If they feel for my tricks that's on them, they were also in the wrong.
What you are now doesn't erase the fact that you baited old men into chatting with you. They didn't know, so you could have been putting them in trouble with the law. How about being more honest next time in your dating profile, so people can see you for who you really are.