Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) - Bias and Credibility

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS

These media sources are slight to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.

Overall, we rate the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) as Right-Center Biased based on polling, which slightly favors the right. We also rate them as High Factual pollsters based on a 2.5-star rating in predictive polling.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: HIGH
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

History

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a research organization based in San Francisco, California. According to their about page, “The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.”

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Funded by / Ownership

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit organization funded through donations. Revenue is generated through service sales.

Analysis / Bias

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) conducts political research and polling on a wide range of topics, including elections. While the PPIC is a liberal think tank, it’s polling often skews right, as evidenced by FiveThirtyEight metrics.

FiveThirtyEight, an expert on measuring and rating pollster performance, has evaluated 19 polls by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), earning 2.5 stars for accuracy, indicating they are High Factual by MBFC’s criteria. They also conclude that their polling slightly favors the Right with a score of -1.1, which equates to a Right-Center polling bias. In general, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is considered reasonably accurate and demonstrates a right-leaning bias in polling but left-leaning bias in advocacy.

Failed Fact Checks

None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) as Right-Center Biased based on polling, which slightly favors the right. We also rate them as High Factual pollsters based on a 2.5-star rating in predictive polling. (D. Van Zandt 11/05/2024)

Source: https://www.ppic.org/

Last Updated on November 5, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check