Le Canard enchaîné Le Canard enchaîné Le Canard enchaîné (; English: "The Chained Duck" or "The Chained Paper", as "canard" is French slang meaning "newspaper"), is a satirical weekly newspaper in France. Its headquarters is in Paris. Founded in 1915 during World War I, it features investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and the French business world, as well as many jokes and humorous cartoons. "Le Canard enchaîné" does not accept any advertisements and is privately owned, mostly by its own employees. The name is a reference to Radical Georges Clemenceau's newspaper "L'homme libre" ("The
Le Canard enchaîné Eye", it has its own language, jargon and style. In particular, it has nicknames for politicians and personalities. Some examples include: , the publisher of the "Canard" was Michel Gaillard, and the head editors were Claude Angeli and Erik Emptaz. The "Canard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cartoonists include: Past cartoonists included: It also publishes a quarterly magazine, "Les Dossiers du Canard", dedicated to one subject, usually one affecting French society, or world events as seen from a French perspective. On 3 December 1973, policemen of the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DST), disguised as plumbers, were caught trying to install a spy microphone in the