Source Policy

Every published article on Korea, Lived is backed by named, checkable sources. This page explains how we choose them.

What we prefer

Where a fact can reasonably be confirmed by an official body, we prefer, in this order: Korean government and public-agency sources; official transport, tourism, cultural, and museum operators; original legislation, service, or institutional documentation; official creators, distributors, broadcasters, restaurants, or organizations; and, for context that does not have an official source, reputable, editorially responsible secondary sources. We do not rely on anonymous blogs, content farms, AI-generated summaries, unverified social-media posts, or copied tourism copy as sources of fact.

Multiple sources where it matters

For claims that are time-sensitive, high-stakes, or easily gotten wrong — fares, entry requirements, opening hours, official terminology, safety guidance — we look for more than one reliable source and note when sources disagree, rather than presenting a single account as settled.

Time-sensitive information

Facts that change on a schedule (prices, hours, transit fares, seasonal rules) are reviewed and re-verified on a recurring basis, not written once and left indefinitely. An article’s Last Reviewed date reflects the most recent check, whether or not anything changed.

What you see publicly

Published articles include a Sources section listing the citations that support the article’s key claims — the name, publisher, and link you can check yourself. We do not publish our internal research notes, confidence scoring, or evidence archive; those exist to support our own editorial process, not as a public-facing feature.

Limitations

We are a small editorial operation, not a licensed research institute. Where a topic genuinely has no reliable public source, we say so in the article rather than guessing, and we hold the article back if the missing information is essential to the reader’s safety or understanding.