LE CANARD ENCHAINE appears to be a lot better than PRIVATE EYE at getting these bastards but then they don't have a MONARCHY to deal with, do they?

Famous investigations
Marthe Hanau affair (1928)
(French) Albert Oustric affair (1930)
Stavisky Affair (1934)
Cardinal Jean Daniélou's death in the house of a prostitute (1974)
Bokassa's diamonds (1980s)
The Canard fought to bring to light evidence of alleged corruption during President Jacques Chirac's tenure as mayor of Paris. (see: Chirac's role in Parisian corruption scandals)
Yann Piat Affair (a former Front National far-right MP, assassinated on February 25, 1994)
(French) Contaminated blood scandal (1990s)
Affair Elf-Dumas (1998)
The Canard made efforts to uncover the Nazi past of former Paris chief of police Maurice Papon.
The revelations of the Canard on Finance Minister Hervé Gaymard's lavish state-funded apartment led to his resignation in 2005.