Les Surligneurs
Les Surligneurs
Les Surligneurs is a fact-checking media outlet attached to a legal research centre at Paris-Saclay University. It has introduced a new kind of fact-checking in the fight against disinformation and misinformation: legal-checking. Les Surligneurs, brings together a team of legal researchers and journalists covering a wide range of topics. We analyse questionable political statements and fact-check them against international, European and national law, assigning claims according to relevant expertise.
Les Surligneurs is a verified signatory of the IFCN Code of Principles and early supporters of the EFCSN.
Vincent Couronne
Vincent Couronne has a PhD in public law and founded Les Surligneurs in 2017, pioneering "legal checking" to expose political inaccuracies. He oversees publications, manages projects, and contributes to the dissemination of Les Surligneurs’ work and mission. He is involved in European fact-checking initiatives (EFCSN) and holds leadership roles in independent press (SPIIL).
Nelly Pailleux
Nelly Pailleux is the Chief Operations Officer at Les Surligneurs, where she applies her expertise in media, technology, and disinformation to advance the organisation's mission. Previously, she co-founded CheckFirst, leading research on social media disinformation, and developed insights on algorithms' influence. She used to be a journalist during the pandemic.
Jean-Paul Markus
Jean-Paul Markus is Scientific Director of Les Surligneurs, Professor of Public Law at the Université Paris Saclay, and Director of the Department of Human and Social Sciences (VIP Laboratory). He is responsible for the quality and scientific rigour of Les Surligneurs’ publications.
Guillaume Baticle
Guillaume Baticle is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Law at the University of Poitiers, journalist and Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Les Surligneurs in charge of legal-checking content. He also works as a teaching assistant in Constitutional Law at the University of Amiens.