E-E-A-T
E-E-A-T stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness — Google's framework for evaluating content quality, and now a proxy for AI citation eligibility.
Updated July 1, 2026
In depth
AI engines increasingly cite sources that demonstrate real experience: named authors, dated updates, first-party data, and verifiable credentials. Anonymous, un-dated pages struggle to earn citations even when the content is correct.
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