YOU SAID:

The gold was fake and so were the people

INTO JAPANESE

金は偽物だったし、驚いていました

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Gold was fake, I was surprised

INTO JAPANESE

金が偽だった、私は驚いた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The money was fake, I was surprised

INTO JAPANESE

お金は偽物だった、私は驚いた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Money was a fake, I was surprised

INTO JAPANESE

お金は偽物だった、私は驚いた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Money was a fake, I was surprised