DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

Der Spiegel vs El País — Discipline

Name: Der Spiegel vs El País — Citation Discipline comparison
Creator: SourceScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How rigorously each source backs its factual claims with verifiable evidence.

Verdict

Der Spiegel outscores El País on Citation Discipline by 5 points (A · 85 vs B · 80).

Famed multi-stage Dokumentation (fact-checking) department; corrections public; named bylines.

Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.

Global rank · Discipline

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
Der Spiegel spiegel.de	85	A·85	#89 / 130	view →
El País elpais.com	80	B·80	#106 / 130	view →

Der SpiegelA·85

Discipline · 85/100

Famed multi-stage Dokumentation (fact-checking) department; corrections public; named bylines.

El PaísB·80

Discipline · 80/100

Strong fact-check tradition, named bylines, public corrections, in-house Defensor del Lector ombuds.

Der Spiegel

Dokumentation
In-house fact-check team historically the largest in European journalism.

El País

Defensor del Lector
Internal reader's editor / ombuds role unusual for Spanish-language press.