Check this sticky out it will help you to determine what is fake and what is not....
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=63993
Generally you look at how many hosts there are, if you are only connected to 1 or 2 hosts and you get the download started and then it goes to awaiting sources, it could mean that your hosts have since gone offline, try pausing and resuming, or cancel the download and search again...