Seems to be a quite stupid story... it is like a reporter was seeking something negative and couldn't find any and then heard about this one and then talked to the editor and said "look, this is the best I can find, can we print it?"  Editor says "well nothing else better so go ahead".  It is a clerical error... it has happened to people all over the world when they migrate.  It can also be fixed.  If they don't know their birthdays back home, then it is no worse here.  Aren't there good stories about refugees to publish or something real and substantial?  This is just bad journalism...