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Google uses the meta keywords tag for ranking.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Google uses the meta keywords tag for ranking?

Partly. One 1998 study and two older books suggest meta-tag keywords can aid retrieval or ranking in search engines generally, while an SEO book questions whether Google uses meta tags at all. None directly settles whether Google's ranking algorithm uses the meta keywords tag.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
E-learning Document Search Method with Supplemental Keywords Derived from Keywords in Meta-Tag and Descriptions which are Included in the Header of the First Search Result
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E-learning Document Search Method with Supplemental Keywords Derived from Keywords in Meta-Tag and Descriptions which are Included in the Header of the First Search Result. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.14569/ijacsa.2012.030418

Evidence against · 1
Search Engine Optimization
2011
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Jones, K. B. (2011). Search Engine Optimization. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=oBJ3PWRKHMQC&dq=Google+uses+the+meta+keywords+tag+for+ranking.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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Internet Bible
1998
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Underdahl, B. & Willett, E. (1998). Internet Bible. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=R0rKJlyZyQoC&dq=Google+uses+the+meta+keywords+tag+for+ranking.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Rising to the Top: Evaluating the Use of the HTML META Tag To Improve Retrieval of World Wide Web Documents through Internet Search Engines.
1998
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P., T. T. & Lise, B. (1998). Rising to the Top: Evaluating the Use of the HTML META Tag To Improve Retrieval of World Wide Web Documents through Internet Search Engines.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ584186

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