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INSIGHT · SOURCE REVIEW

How should a Hong Kong business
verify an AI answer’s sources?

Begin with the exact statement and cited URL. Confirm whether the source is official, current, specific to the business and strong enough to support the claim.

PUBLISHED · 15 AUG 2026CLEARCRAFT LAB RESEARCH DESKSOURCE CHECKED · PUBLICATION APPROVED

DIRECT ANSWER · CURRENT SCOPE

How should a Hong Kong business verify an AI answer’s sources?

Save the exact question, answer, platform, language, time and every visible link. Then confirm the publisher, official domain, page date and whether the source text actually supports the specific statement in the answer. Compare it with the business’s own service, address, price, qualification and policy facts. Record no visible source as unknown, and label partial or conflicting support separately.

EVIDENCE PATHReview the official verification tools and content principles →

Boundary: Health, legal, financial, safety, qualification and other regulated claims still require the appropriate accountable reviewer.

A six-step source review

  1. Save the exact question, answer, time, language and surface.
  2. Extract every visible source and record “unknown” when none is shown.
  3. Confirm the publisher, official domain and relevant page.
  4. Compare the answer with the source’s actual wording and date.
  5. Check the business’s own service, price, location and qualification facts.
  6. Assign an owner to correct or clarify public information.

Keep evidence states separate

Use explicit labels such as verified, partial, conflicting, missing and unknown. An unavailable source is not negative evidence, and an AI-generated summary is not a primary source.

Escalate sensitive claims

Health, legal, financial, qualification, safety and regulated service claims require the appropriate accountable person to review the source and final wording.

This workflow supports fact checking. It does not certify an AI platform or guarantee that corrected information will be displayed.

SOURCES · EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Primary sources and scope

Official Google documentation used to connect AI-answer review with source inspection, URL testing and people-first content checks.

  1. Google Search Central

    AI features and your website

    How supporting links and existing Search eligibility foundations apply to Google Search AI features.

    Open official source ↗
  2. Google Search Console Help

    URL Inspection tool

    First-party inspection of a URL’s indexed state, crawl information and live-test limitations.

    Open official source ↗
  3. Google Search Central

    Creating helpful, reliable, people-first content

    Self-assessment questions for source quality, responsibility, accuracy and audience value.

    Open official source ↗

Applicability and limitation: These sources support the review workflow. They do not certify the accuracy of a particular AI answer or guarantee that corrected information will later be displayed.