refs,
                           } = result;
                           yield* listOfInternalLinks(refs, (link) => ({
-                            tag: index ? "strong" : "span",
+                            tag: index == 0 ? "span" : "strong",
                             attributes: { "data-recency": `${index}` },
                             children: [
                               link,
-                              str` `,
-                              rawInline`<small>(<time dateTime="${dateTime}">`,
-                              str`${humanReadable}`,
-                              rawInline`</time>)</small>`,
+                              ...(index == 0 ? [] : [
+                                str` `,
+                                rawInline`<small>(<time dateTime="${dateTime}">`,
+                                str`${humanReadable}`,
+                                rawInline`</time>)</small>`,
+                              ]),
                             ],
                           })).children;
                         } else {