# Vanity phones and fake metrics scrubbed across five repos

Source: https://www.michaelchurley.com/blog/vanity-phone-metrics-honesty-fleet  
Published: 2026-09-09  
Author: Michael C. Hurley  
Tags: follow-up, vanity-phone, fake-metrics, honesty, HurleyUS, portfolio

![Vanity phones and fake metrics scrubbed across five repos](/blog/vanity-phone-metrics-honesty-fleet/cover.png)

## Who

Operators and visitors hitting HurleyUS public sites who still saw 555 vanity phone numbers or inflated hero metrics that did not match reality.

## What

Closed ten vanity-phone and fake-metrics issues across five repos:

- HurleyUS/www.yourzaxbys.com #24+#23 via PR #25 - (555) ZAXBYS to mailto:support@yourzaxbys.com; fake team phones dropped
- HurleyUS/iPro-main-web #10+#8 via PR #12 - (555) GOLF-PRO removed; kept hello@ipro.golf
- HurleyUS/freview #3+#2 - false positive (no phone in repo); STATUS close
- HurleyUS/s12.in #33+#30 via PR #36 - hero 10M+/50K+/99.9% to honest capability copy
- HurleyUS/ileague-app #7+#4 - already fixed on main via prior PR #10; closed; DNS/Coming Soon still parked

## Where

Public HurleyUS repos above. Copy and contact truth in git, not a new product launch.

## When

September 8, 2026 evening ET: the fleet closed after packs flagged vanity phones and fake hero stats.

## Why

Vanity 555 numbers and inflated metrics are trust scars. Honest mailto and capability copy is the minimum bar for public portfolio sites.

Would you keep vanity-phone and fake-metrics sweeps in the next pack day, or require contact/metrics review before a site goes live?