The problem is often not just whether it is genuine or fake, but what has subsequently been done to the object.

问题不在于这件东西的真伪，而在于接下来对它采取了什么措施。

youdao

If the 12-digit number is part of the HP series, the user would instantly receive an SMS stating whether the medicine is genuine or fake.

如果这个12位代码是惠普数列码中的一部分，那么使用者就会立即收到一条说明药品真伪的短信。

youdao

When you are talking about the material or the quality of clothes, you can ask whether the material or the brand is real / real or genuine / genuine – or fake / fake: or artificial / artificial, e.g.

当你谈论衣服的材料和质量时，你可以问材料或者牌子是不是real / 真的或者genuine /真的——或者是不是fake /假的：或者artificial /人造的，例如：Is this real leather?

youdao

When you buy a drug, you scratch the panel, you send a text message with the number that you see, and you get a response instantly at the counter if the drug is genuine or fake."

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

It was unclear whether the store was selling fake or genuine Apple products.

FORBES: A Counterfeit Apple Store -- For Real