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Le Monde

4 rewrites across 4 articles that Prism has recorded. This is only what the outlet’s public feed showed while Prism was watching, so it is a sample of its habits, not a full account.

When Le Monde rewrites a headline, it has

  • 3 times changed who is named — 75% of its rewrites

Each of these describes what the words do, not why the newsroom changed them. The rewrites below show the evidence for every count.

  1. Le Monde

    1. WasGermany's Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities

      NowRussian strikes hit Kyiv while Germany's Merz visits

      • Who is namedNo longer names “Russia”, “Ukrainian”.
    Story: Germany's Merz visits Kyiv amid Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and bridgesRead the article
  2. Le Monde

    1. Headline changed from: Tennessee prison chief who oversaw Christina Pike's failed execution resigns. To: Tennessee prison chief resigns after Christa Pike's failed execution.

      • Who is namedNo longer names “Christina”.
      • Who is namedNow names “Christa”.
    Story: Tennessee corrections commissioner resigns after botched Christa Pike executionRead the article
  3. Le Monde

    1. Headline changed from: Cornell University gang rape investigation: NY governor Hochul appoints special prosecutor. To: Cornell University gang rape investigation: NY governor appoints special prosecutor.

      • Who is namedNo longer names “Hochul”.
    Story: New York AG Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in Cornell gang-rape investigationRead the article
  4. Le Monde

    1. Headline changed from: Hundreds of US flights canceled due to outage in East Coast airports. To: Hundreds of US flights disrupted due to technical issue in East Coast airports.

    Story: FAA grounds flights at major US Northeast airports due to fiber line cut at construction siteRead the article