ProPublica

ProPublica is an independent nonprofit newsroom whose code of ethics says it does not contribute to campaigns or parties and asks editorial staff to stay out of partisan politics.

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: high. What these mean

Evidence

• About page: an independent nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to expose abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business and other institutions. “ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force.”
• Code of Ethics: ProPublica makes no contributions to campaigns or parties, and editorial staff should not make political contributions or take part in partisan politics. “All editorial employees should refrain from making political contributions or participating in partisan politics”

Limits of this rating

• No clear direction means no documented partisan direction was found, not that every report is balanced.

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.

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