text: Excellent point. The former deals with facts and salient details; the latter leans on supposition and speculation to embellish a preferred narrative. The second is not quite William Randolph Hearst vowing to "furnish the war" -- itself an apocryphal tale to some who study media manipulation -- but it still provides a convenient foundation upon which to act for those so inclined. History in a hurry has a way of taking truth as its first hostage.