How can I remove multiple meta tags from my source code?

Topic summary

Main issue: Multiple Facebook domain verification meta tags appear in Shopify store source code, but only one is visible/editable in theme.liquid. A duplicated/“ghost” tag prevents verifying the domain with the correct Facebook Business Manager.

What was tried: Editing theme.liquid (the main layout file) to remove tags. Only the manually added tag is found; an older verified tag still shows in page source and cannot be located in the theme files.

Impact: Re-verification with the right Facebook account fails because the domain is already verified for another Business Manager and two verification tags are present.

Context/terms: Meta tags are HTML snippets in the head used by services like Facebook for domain ownership checks. Facebook-domain-verification is the specific meta tag Facebook reads to confirm control.

Evidence: Screenshots show one tag in theme.liquid and two tags in the rendered page source.

Status: Multiple users report the same unresolved issue and request Shopify support. No confirmed cause (e.g., source of the hidden tag) or fix shared.

Open questions: Where is the extra tag injected from, and how can it be removed to complete verification?

Summarized with AI on January 6. AI used: gpt-5.

@odiadev
Go to the Admin Dashboard.
Then Edit code.
Then go to the theme.liquid.
Find the meta tag and remove it.

Thank you