[defrost]

We're doomed to be in agreement, I'm afraid I have a hard time avoiding passive indirect citing of "factoids" ..

it's absolutely correct to state that "On <some date> the New York Post reported that aliens landed in Washington [1]"

it's deceptive (whether with delibrate intent to mislead others or just self deceptive) to state that "Aliens landed in Washington on <some date> [1]"

which is one of the root causes of the proliferation of "alternative facts".

It's not just that something is cited, it also matters how it is cited.

[1] link to New York Post article of <some date> reporting the landing of aliens.

[dmvdoug]

> It's not just that something is cited, it also matters how it is cited.

You called it: I couldn’t agree more!