DISCIPLINE · 35% of composite

Der Spiegel vs Le Monde — Discipline

Name: Der Spiegel vs Le Monde — 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 Le Monde on Citation Discipline by 1 points (A · 85 vs B · 84).

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

Independent ownership (Le Monde Group), strong fact-check tradition, public corrections, named bylines.

Global rank · Discipline

Source	Score	Grade	Rank	Detail
Der Spiegel spiegel.de	85	A·85	#89 / 130	view →
Le Monde lemonde.fr	84	B·84	#94 / 130	view →

Der SpiegelA·85

Discipline · 85/100

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

Le MondeB·84

Discipline · 84/100

Independent ownership (Le Monde Group), strong fact-check tradition, public corrections, named bylines.

Der Spiegel

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

Le Monde

Editorial independence
Owned by employee + reader trust; structural independence from advertisers.