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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by wat10000 on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:24PM (#47429420)
"Fake" seems fine. If I buy a fake watch, that might mean that it's a real watch that does its job of telling time, but it says "Rolex" on the front and that's a lie.
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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by usefulcat on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:29PM (#47429504)
In that example it would be more common to describe the watch as a "fake Rolex", for the reason you give (it's a real watch).
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Re:North Korean's 100k fake IT workers net $500M a year for Kim by abtinf on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @02:37PM (#47429641)
The proper term in your example is “counterfeit”.
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