PolitiFact Michigan will launch next summer, thanks to an innovative partnership between PolitiFact and the Detroit Free Press supported by Report for America.

Report for America places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues and communities. One of these journalists will be placed in the Free Press newsroom, trained by PolitiFact to fact-check the 2020 election and local Michigan issues.

"We're excited to partner with the Free Press to bring PolitiFact to Michigan, a critical swing state, for the first time," said PolitiFact Editor Angie Drobnic Holan. "We intend to fact-check the messaging of the presidential election, as well as the race for U.S. Senate. We're also looking forward to fact-checking local issues in Michigan the way our other long-standing state affiliates do."

Journalists can apply for the positions at reportforamerica.org. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31. Report for America accepts applications and then works with newsrooms to select reporters, who will start in June 2020. Journalists selected through the program usually have three to six years of experience.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2019/dec/02/politifact-michigan-partnership-wins-report-americ/