As you noted, there have been some common examples of forged copies of some of these cards discussed online, and even mistakes that happened in identifying or assembling these cards, so anything seems to be possible to create a fake "certified" card.
Generally speaking though, I believe it is assumed that most of the certified cards are legit. Some of the cards were signed in person, witnessed by a rep from the issuing company, while others appear to be mailed off and signed under the honor system.
I guess we can't truly know for sure on any card unless we view it being signed ourselves. Short of that, pulling a card from a fresh sealed untampered pack is the next best thing usually.
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