fakes

/feɪks/

NOUN

1. Counterfeit or imitation things

Objects or products that are made to look like genuine items but are not authentic.

Goods or objects deliberately made to resemble genuine products, often to deceive buyers.

The market is full of fakes that look almost identical to the original products.
Collectors need to learn how to distinguish valuable antiques from fakes.

People who falsely present themselves as someone or something they are not.

The investigation exposed several fakes posing as qualified professionals.
Online communities sometimes struggle to identify fakes pretending to be real users.

VERB

Performs an imitation, simulates an action or feeling, or falsifies something in order to deceive.

Pretends to experience an emotion, display a quality, or perform an action that is not genuine.

Alters or creates information, documents, or evidence to make them appear genuine or accurate when they are not.