Les Décodeurs – Le Monde
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Les Décodeurs is the verification and fact-checking desk of Le Monde, the French daily newspaper, published at lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs and dedicated to investigative journalism on misinformation, fact-checking in graphics, and explainer journalism [source: les-decodeurs]. The desk was created in 2014 in response to the rise of misinformation in French public discourse and operates as part of Le Monde’s editorial structure rather than as a stand-alone project [source: les-decodeurs]. The desk publishes fact-checks (Vérification), explainer journalism (Pour comprendre), and nanographix (En graphiques - data journalism in chart form) [source: les-decodeurs].
Coverage: the desk’s fact-checking work covers French political claims, viral misinformation, and international stories that surface in French social media; the explainer series covers major policy debates (elections, referendums, legislative processes, EU policy) with a focus on data visualisation [source: les-decodeurs]. Les Décodeurs is also a member of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) and is one of the standard French-language references for campaign verification work [source: les-decodeurs].
A campaigner reaches for it when verifying a French-language claim in a campaign context, when sourcing French-language fact-checking authority, or when embedding a nanographix-chart-grade data visualisation in a campaign brief [source: les-decodeurs]. Treat as link-only; Le Monde retains copyright on the desk’s articles. [source: les-decodeurs]
Use it for
A campaigner can use Les Décodeurs to access verified information and explanatory content from a major French news source, which can help in understanding complex topics or debunking misinformation. [source: les-decodeurs] The fact-checking and graphical sections are particularly useful for creating clear, evidence-based arguments or visual aids in campaigns. [source: les-decodeurs]