Yeah, that's the problem alright. Google is too confident about what it's indexing. You'd think that junk domains wouldn't carry weight in the algorithm.

I reckon that Google thinks we're doing blackhat SEO. These junk links are attributed to us, even though we have no idea where they come from.

Did you ever find out where the links to your site came from?

Has anyone seen an issue with referral pages that don't exist pointing to pages that don't exist?

I'll give you an example.

According to Google Search Console this page:

yuceysgso dot baronecase dot it/post/termite-nest-on-brick-wall/33856859

has a link to this page:

***.com.au/can-termites-infest-a-brick-home//1000

Neither of those pages exist. My problem is that there are lots of these and they're having a terrible impact on the search performance (read: it's dropped off a cliff).

I've had temporary success by disavowing the pages. Problem is, they're growing faster than I can cope with. Every week there are more.

Any ideas?