When reading the FTM Companion Guide you need to separate Facts from facts.
"Fact" = those data that you have found about your relative and are entering into FTM.
"facts" = information about something.
So in FTM:
"Source" contains the information about where the Facts were found. (the Library, Book, Database, Records or archive). A Source entry in FTM includes the what, and where about that Source so others can find it again.
"Citations" contain the information to find the Fact data with in the source. Chapter, Page, Index, etc.
"Facts" are the data you have found about your ancestor. Date of Birth, location of death, etc. These can also include data about Events like Baptisms, Marriage, etc.
Other places group Source and Citation into "Sources" or "Source Citations" as a more general thing. However they still contain the information necessary to relocate the Facts again. FTM specifically records Sources separate from Citations creating a Hierarchy. A single Source can have multiple Citations linked to it. Citations can link to multiple different Facts about our ancestors.
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