It's not so much that it's a particular news outlet that I'm confident in, it's that as a general rule, if I read a quote in a headline in a serious publication, I'm going to interpret it literally as a quotation, by default.
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On the other hand, you appear to be saying that if you see quotes in a headline, regardless of publication, your default interpretation is that is either an expression of scepticism of said quote's veracity or an attempt to distance the publication from the quoted person?
It’s not cynicism, it’s what the grammar is conveying. Your belief in the publication is well and good but please remember not everyone - or indeed most readers- will encounter the headline with that or any opinion.
Right. Now examine the effect of the quotation marks as utilized in a headline pertaining to an interview as reported by a news source. Use your critical thinking.
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"Quotation marks[A] are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to identify direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase."