B
Evidence Grade B
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22
22 -- backlinks added in seo experiment for Moz ghost link experiment (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
22
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
2
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Moz
Primary
Tier B
https://artdriver.com/blog/do-ghost-links-affect-seo ↗
Source Article
Do Ghost Links Affect SEO?
Original Research
Moz
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Moz SEO experiment on two websites, repeated eight times; links later removed to test ghost link effect
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryMedia
RoleSEO Specialist
Channelsearch
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Moz ghost link experiment: 22 backlinks added in seo experiment. Source: Moz (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/moz-ghost-link-experiment-22-links
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