Robert Higgs
Statehouse bureau chief, The Plain Dealer
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Stories Published
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Fact-Checks Published
Robert Higgs is the Columbus bureau chief for (Cleveland) The Plain Dealer, Ohio's largest newspaper. He joined the newspaper in 1995 and has held a variety of editing positions, both with the paper's print staff and its online operation. Prior to becoming bureau chief, he was the editor of PolitiFact Ohio. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and a juris doctorate from the University of Akron.
Areas of Expertise
Latest Fact-Checks by Robert Higgs
- Mary Taylor says Obamacare will push insurance costs up 41 percent for Ohioans August 9, 2013
- Ohio Sen. Kris Jordan says Delaware County lays claim to most waterfront property in the state June 27, 2013
- Senate President Keith Faber says more than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army during the Civil War, more per capita than any other state June 5, 2013
- State Rep. Mike Foley says Ohio led the nation in job losses for March May 13, 2013
- John Kasich says Oklahoma, Texas have “sky high” taxes on oil and gas but are reducing or have no income tax April 8, 2013
- Ohio Tax Commissioner Joseph Testa says consumption has shifted over the years from goods to services February 27, 2013
- Jim Renacci has come down on both sides of privatizing Social Security October 19, 2010
- Rob Portman cites remarks from a “pro stimulus economist” as proof the stimulus failed September 16, 2010
- Jim Renacci rips Rep. John Boccieri’s votes to ‘spend a billion dollars an hour’ … ‘for his first 50 days in office’ September 8, 2010
- Dennis Kucinich warns that loophole in the Great Lakes compact could allow exploitation of water September 1, 2010
Latest Stories by Robert Higgs
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
- Checking Romney’s claim on ‘you didn’t build that’ July 31, 2012
- Debunking claims about a new home sales tax July 26, 2012
- Rating Romney’s claim on Finnish auto stimulus July 23, 2012
- Americans for Prosperity’s traffic light claim May 9, 2012
- Americans for Prosperity cites stimulus for Finland May 3, 2012
- Checking the claims from Americans for Prosperity May 2, 2012
- Primary preview: Checking Santorum’s college claim February 29, 2012
- Primary preview: Gingrich on size of U.S. oil resources February 27, 2012
- Primary preview: Santorum on Romney, cap and trade February 23, 2012
- Primary preview: Santorum on Freddie and Fannie February 21, 2012