Those last six quotation marks are not just punctuation. They are editorial language in disguise, a substitute for the phrase “so-called,” an accusation that the claims of righteousness are false.

The Associated Press Stylebook released guidance on social media advising publishers to put the word "woke" in quotation marks due to the word's "derogatory" use by conservatives. "A slang term ...

Naturally, if I added quotation marks, all doubt would be erased. Michael: “The incident has already been reported.” But the quote marks would be wrong.