Question about Photoshopped images on website for GBP verification?

[Joe Burnich]

We created a brand new GBP for an electrician and it was suspended immediately for "deceptive content". At first we provided official business license and utility bill and appeal was denied.

Then we removed Photoshopped images from his website (he didn't have his truck wrapped yet so he supplied us with Photoshopped versions) and replaced them with real images.

After that we submitted a 2nd appeal and it was approved.

Has anyone else had this experience or know for sure that Photoshopped images were the cause for the suspension?

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Here are the Photoshopped image and the real image for reference:

 

[JoyHawkins]

I haven't heard of this but I will be on the lookout. So they photoshopped the van into the picture basically?

I know Google changed something with photos earlier this year that made AI photos not rank and this could be related to that.

 

[Joe Burnich]

Yes Joy, that is correct. They just added the van to the background using Photoshop.