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Source found and quoted correctly, but old enough that the market has changed.
Safe rephrasing
Since August 2023 Google shows FAQ rich results only for well-known, authoritative government and health sites; for other sites FAQPage markup no longer regularly produces them.
What the source says
Going forward, FAQ (from FAQPage structured data) rich results will only be shown for well-known, authoritative government and health websites. For all other sites, this rich result will no longer be shown regularly.
Google Search Central Blog — Changes to HowTo and FAQ rich results (Aug. 8, 2023)
- Commonly cited as
- "Add FAQ schema to take up more SERP space"
- True origin
- Google Search Central Blog — Changes to HowTo and FAQ rich results (Aug. 8, 2023)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- Changed August 2023
- Data as of
- Policy since August 2023
- Last checked
- Method & sample
- Official Google Search Central blog announcement.
- Drift between quote and source
- Superseded: since August 2023 FAQ rich results are limited to well-known government and health sites
- How-to rich results were also removed
- Interest
- Google operates Google Search and documents its own systems.