Google Returns Wrong Results on 11% of DemandSphere's Daily Rank Checks

Google is poisoning automated search results. Why?

If your rank tracking has looked wrong since mid September, it is not your imagination and it is not an algorithm update.Google is serving automated requests result pages that are complete, normal looking, but intentionally wrong. Every tool that depends on scraped results is reporting numbers it cannot stand behind, and Google has said nothing […]

Google's Poisoned SERPs: How Search Giant Fights AI Scrapers and Collaterals SEO Tools

Nozzle's study of 27.5 million SERPs shows Google serving 8% poisoned results to rank trackers since mid-September to combat AI scrapers. Normal-looking pages contain swapped organic listings favoring social sites while tracked domains vanish from top positions. Recovery happens fast but trust in SEO data has taken a hit.

Google poisoning search results for AI scrapers, rank trackers, new report claims

A new report claims Google is deliberately poisoning search results pages to combat AI scrapers.

Analysis: Google Is Poisoning Search Results For Rank Trackers

Google may be poisoning search results to deter AI scraping, while rank trackers and the websites they monitor get misleading data.

Google returns wrong results on 11% of DemandSphere's daily rank checks

Blocking that began around September 11 has broken rank data across SEO vendors, and Nozzle counts 8% poisoned pages. How much late-2026 reporting holds up?

Analysis: Google Is Poisoning Search Results For Rank Trackers (Search Engine Journal)

Search Engine Journal: Analysis: Google Is Poisoning Search Results For Rank Trackers. “A new analysis from enterprise rank-tracking firm Nozzle claims that Google is showing misleading search results pages (SERPs) to rank trackers and AI companies in an apparent effort to poison the data they are attempting to collect.”