Official statement
Reviews that are copied from other sources (such as Google My Business) should not utilize schema review markup. Only reviews left directly on the page can use this structured markup.
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- □ Does Google set a limit for doorway pages with 7 targeting similar keywords?
- □ How does Google handle keyword variations on the same page?
- □ Should you keep your Google Ads pages separate from your SEO pages?
- □ Why should you verify your site multiple times in Search Console?
- □ Does Google really factor AMP pages into your crawl budget?
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- □ How can you deal with a spammy 301 redirect without disavowing every single link?
- □ Is the indexing request tool still effective for SEO?
- □ Why doesn’t Google index all your pages?
- □ How can you optimize internal linking to enhance your site's indexing?
- □ Why should you remove the sitemap from the old domain after a migration?
- □ Is It Still Worth Investing in Expired Domains for SEO?
- □ How does Googlebot handle spider traps in modern SEO?
- □ Should You Avoid Creating Product Location Pages for SEO?
- □ Should you use language-specific canonical tags to boost your multilingual SEO?
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Should You Really Fear Negative Reviews for Your Local SEO Rankings?
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TL;DR
Reviews copied from other sources should not use schema review markup. Only original reviews left directly on the page are eligible. Misusing markup can lead to Google penalties.
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