Greg Esres wrote
When being vectored, and ATC says your 4 miles from X, I noticed
occasionally that they state the wrong X. They confuse the FAF with
the IF. For this reason, I tell students to never rely on ATC's
distance statements to make a descent.

How often do others see this?

All the time. In fact, sometimes when being vectored for the NDB-F at
my home field (EYQ), I get distances from HOCCO, a fix that used to be
charted on the FAC but has been gone for years.

Michael