No, that is not a lie. I make 50K let's say. Jose uses my number that year and makes 25k. As far as SS is concerned, I just made 75k. How is that a problem for me?
Hint - it isn't.
Hint, Jose uses your SSN to apply for a home loan, he defaults on that loan. You, not knowing some piece of shit did that apply for a car loan, you are denied because of the default on the home loan that you made.
Hint, you finally get to the age that you can collect your social security, but when you go down to apply, you discover that you have already been collecting for 5 years now. The SS admin must now research and find out what happened, you wait 10 years for them to come up with answers.
Hint, you are an idiot.