Fact check: Did solo leveling author chugong do an interview with the russian book sale service litres? are the sources for it reliable?

1. What the claim asserts and why it matters

The claim asks whether Chugong, the credited creator of Solo Leveling, participated in an interview published by LitRes, a Russian book-sales and distribution service. Verifying this matters because an author interview establishes direct attribution for statements and can affect translation rights, public messaging, and fan perceptions; misattributed interviews can spread false statements about an author’s views or intentions. None of the supplied analyses provide a record of an interview or any primary citation linking Chugong to LitRes, leaving a factual gap that undermines the claim’s credibility ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

2. What the supplied sources actually contain

The provided source summaries include a comment section related to a distribution deal, a LitRes promotion rules page, and a news mention about Solo Leveling’s sequel release; none document an interview between Chugong and LitRes. Specifically, a comment-thread item lacks relevant interview content ^[1], a LitRes giveaway/terms page covers promotional mechanics rather than editorial content ^[2], and an entertainment/press-style entry about a sequel’s release contains no interview attribution ^[3]. These items are thus insufficient as evidentiary support for the original assertion.

3. Assessing source reliability given what we have

When evaluating the reliability of a purported interview, primary evidence should include a direct publication (an article on LitRes), a transcript, a video, official publisher statements, or the author’s verified channels. The supplied materials are secondary or unrelated and therefore fail the basic test of direct sourcing. Because the present documents do not include primary interview text, using them to claim an interview occurred would be methodologically unsound; absence of corroborating primary evidence in these materials weakens the claim substantially ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

4. Plausible reasons the claim arose despite lack of evidence

Claims that an author gave an interview to a particular outlet often arise from misreading promotional materials, mistranslated posts, or aggregation errors when international outlets republish press releases. The supplied LitRes promotion page suggests activity around the platform but does not equal editorial interviews, and a sequel announcement could have been conflated with interview coverage. Without primary traces, the most likely explanations are misattribution, conflation of separate items, or a secondary reprint that omitted original sourcing, none of which the materials confirm ^{[2] [3]}.

5. What trustworthy confirmation would look like

Definitive verification requires one or more of the following: a LitRes-published interview page showing Chugong’s byline or quotes; a publisher statement confirming the interview; a timestamped social-media post from Chugong linking to the interview; or a media wire citing both LitRes and the author with documentary links. The supplied documents do not contain any of these elements, so the claim remains unverified on the evidence provided ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

6. Potential agendas and why they matter here

Sources tied to commercial promotions or entertainment coverage may amplify or repurpose content for clicks, and a platform like LitRes has incentives to highlight exclusive material. Conversely, fan or comment threads can inadvertently spread unverified claims. Given that the available documents include a promotional terms page and unrelated entertainment coverage, there is a risk that promotional material or secondary reporting could be mistaken for a first-hand interview, which is precisely the gap visible in the supplied analyses ^{[2] [3]}.

7. Practical next steps for definitive verification

To resolve this conclusively, check LitRes’s official site for interview archives, request confirmation from the author’s publisher or agent, or examine Chugong’s verified social channels for a direct link or statement. If none of those sources turns up an interview, treat the claim as unsubstantiated. Based solely on the supplied materials, the most responsible conclusion is that no reliable evidence of an interview exists in these documents ^{[1] [2] [3]}.