Nearly 2,500 Leaked Internal Search Documents Are Real: Google

Google said that it has shared extensive information about "how Search works and the types of factors that our systems weigh, while also working to protect the integrity of our results from manipulation."

Tech giant Google has admitted that around 2,500 leaked internal documents from its Search feature are authentic.

The leaked Search material was first reported by search engine optimisation (SEO) experts Rand Fishkin and Mike King, according to reports.

In a statement to The Verge, the company said “we would caution against making inaccurate assumptions about Search based on out-of-context, outdated, or incomplete information”.