Sure , cited doesn't mean verified, you need to read more deeply than that. But if a paper from a reputable source says - "We replicated X", or "X was replicate

Sure , cited doesn't mean verified, you need to read more deeply than that. But if a paper from a reputable source says - "We replicated X", or "X was replicated in Y" , those are useful data points with regard to an article being verified. And if Google understand that and help find that, it's far easier to find verified research, so it makes it more likely that i'll base my research on that , and cite them. And if it's more likely to be cited, maybe more verification work will be done.