I ran into this a few days ago while searching for a TV repair shop near me. At least half the listings on Google Maps were obvious fakes: no street address, no

I ran into this a few days ago while searching for a TV repair shop near me. At least half the listings on Google Maps were obvious fakes: no street address, no hours, generic website full of stock photos, out-of-region area code, etc. I eventually found a legitimate shop, but only after using Street View to verify that the shop has a physical storefront, calling up the place, and insisting on bringing my TV to their shop (so I could see for myself the business is real). The internet is useful, but it's shit like this that makes me hate it. This is the kind of "scalability" that doesn't care if it's amplifying good or bad, so I have to waste time trying to sort through the garbage. (see also: cheap Chinese shit on Amazon)