International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

ICIJ is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Washington, D.C., whose journalists subscribe to the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics and which says no donor or institution influences its coverage; no editorial positions or endorsements were found.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Whole outlet · US politics. Confidence: medium. What these mean

Evidence

• About page: mission to show how the world really works through collaborative watchdog reporting; headquartered in Washington, D.C., and funded by donations. “We expose wrongdoing so the world can make it right.”
• Corporate page: ICIJ spun off from the Center for Public Integrity in 2017 and is a 501(c)(3). Its editorial policy adopts the SPJ code, which tells journalists to avoid political activities that may compromise impartiality, and it says no donor or institution influences its coverage. “Journalists working for ICIJ subscribe to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics”

Limits of this rating

• No clear direction means no documented partisan direction was found, not that every report is balanced.
• ICIJ publishes no nonpartisanship statement of its own; its commitment comes through the SPJ code, so confidence is medium.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

An outlet rating describes the publication as a whole, apart from anything listed under Limits of this rating. It never rates a single article; articles get their own "This article" rating.