Sure, it feels like that to the victim of the forgery. But, the state isn't denying [0] that some human is alive. The evidence available to it asserts that the

Sure, it feels like that to the victim of the forgery. But, the state isn't denying [0] that some human is alive. The evidence available to it asserts that the human is an impostor attempting to adopt an indefensible identity, as in the article. Presumably, the human would need to provide evidence that discredits the forgery underlying the state's belief (ex dental records, genetic evidence). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State