Can you become something you are not?

In November a 69 year old man began a legal challenge to lower his age on his birth certificate. Dutchman Emile Ratelbrand says he is disadvantaged by being 69 and would like to lower his age to 49 to give him a better chance of attracting women on Tinder. He says he is even prepared to give up his pension to do it. However, he is unlikely to succeed in his bid for fresh youthfulness. For a start, the authorities in the Netherlands have so far shown they are not going to buy into his falsehoo...