New site - Google Search Console shows 1 issue with "Deceptive Pages"?

Topic summary

A website owner encountered a “Deceptive Pages” alert in Google Search Console immediately after launching their new Shopify site, despite no malware being detected and no sample URLs provided by Google.

Resolution Process:

  • The issue was resolved by submitting a review request directly through Google Search Console
  • An explanation was included with the review request
  • Google responded within a couple of days, clearing the alert
  • No website modifications were necessary

Key Points:

  • The alert appeared unusually early, before pages were even indexed
  • The issue appears to have been a false positive or system glitch
  • Another user reported encountering similar issues recently with a non-Shopify site

Current Status: Resolved. The discussion remains open with a follow-up question about whether content modifications were needed before requesting the review (answer: no modifications were made).

Summarized with AI on October 23. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

As I recall, there was an option from within the Search Console error to request a review from Google. I submitted that along with an “explanation” and within a couple days they had responded back that all was clear and the error was resolved. Clearly it just seemed to be a glitch of some sort that they were able to rectify immediately.

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