{"id":"source-verification","title":"Source verification and corrections","summary":"Reporting standards prioritize source reliability and verification of claims, with clear corrections when errors are found.","concepts":["Source identification: trace where information originated","Verification: separate claims, evidence and unconfirmed points","Corrections: promptly and clearly correct errors"],"application":"Record evidence for each factual claim when turning interviews, press releases and online material into articles or research documents.","limitations":"These are Reuters editorial standards. Multiple sources repeating the same original material do not constitute independent verification.","directions":["Breaking news: promptly communicate what has been verified.","Deeper verification: obtain further evidence for uncertain central claims."],"category":"Writing and publishing","kind":"method","kind_label":"Method","persona_ids":["journalist","content-marketer","market-researcher","translation-reviewer","english-technical-editor"],"revision":2,"updated_at":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"Reuters Journalistic Standards","url":"https://reutersagency.com/about/standards-values/","publisher":"Reuters","edition":"Official editorial standards","region":"International news agency editorial practice","checked_at":"2026-10-07","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-cb9461a0b3880e2a","translated_at":"2026-10-09","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-f39ceac52560d5ab","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/source-verification","markdown":"/en/knowledge/source-verification.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/source-verification?lang=en"}}