That's a simple, introductory explanation for kids and that sentence is contradicted twice on that page as well. For example: "Lift acts through the center of

That's a simple, introductory explanation for kids and that sentence is contradicted twice on that page as well. For example: "Lift acts through the center of pressure of the object and is directed perpendicular to the flow direction." And: "Lift is generated by the difference in velocity between the solid object and the fluid. There must be motion between the object and the fluid: no motion, no lift. It makes no difference whether the object moves through a static fluid, or the fluid moves past a static solid object. Lift acts perpendicular to the motion. Drag acts in the direction opposed to the motion." So I'm not wrong, even according to the page you cite.