---
title: "Sources and citations"
description: "Where the evidence behind an article comes from, how claims are resolved, and how a citation is placed."
updated: "2026-08-18"
verifiedAgainst:
  - packages/shared/src/source-references.ts
  - packages/shared/src/source-links.ts
---

An article that states something specific should be able to say where it came
from. Sources are how Blogged does that.

## Where sources come from

- Your [Knowledge Engine](/knowledge/overview), which holds facts tied to the
  page they were read from.
- Research performed during a drafting run.
- References you add yourself in the editor.

## Resolving a claim

The editor lists the article's claims alongside the references that support
them. A claim with no supporting reference is visible as exactly that, which is
the point: an unsupported specific is the sentence most worth rewriting.

## Placing a citation

Citations are inserted in context, next to the sentence they support, rather
than collected as a bibliography nobody reads. What appears publicly depends on
the article and on your settings.

## Removing a source

Removing a reference from a post removes its citations with it. The reference
stays in your knowledge, because other posts may depend on it.