They're not fake, but there's 'catches' to most of them. The biggest "catch" to ALL of them is that you have to enter legitimate information. If you put your name as John Doe and you live on 1000 Nowhere Street, when they follow up on your survey, it'll come back as invalid. This is why a lot of members don't get their TC.

Other surveys require you to click at least through the "ad wall" which is what seems to be an endless loop of ads. There IS an end to it, and if you reach it, you get the TC.

It's a quirky system, and we (Nabi/Toribash) don't run it. It's just a way to generate some revenue for the site and the game... so you can play it for free!