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Duolingo apologized for calling JK Rowling 'mean' in a German lesson

Duolingo, the language learning app, apologized in an X post for calling author JK Rowling "mean" in a German lesson. Rating: True (About this rating?) In August 2025, a rumor spread online that the ...
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Fact Check: Duolingo apologized for calling J.K. Rowling 'mean' in a German lesson

Duolingo did, in fact, apologize in an Aug. 20, 2025, X post (archived) for calling Rowling "mean" in a possible answer for a question in a German lesson in the app. Thus, we rate this claim true. We ...
The New York Times

Lessons From Germany on a Better Bratwurst

A juicy secret weapon for busy workdays. By Eric Kim Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Heather Greene. We spent the week in Jockgrim, Germany, ...
The Express Tribune

Duolingo apologises after lesson labels JK Rowling ‘mean’ in German translation exercise

Duolingo, the world’s most popular language-learning app with over 34 million daily active users, has apologised after JK Rowling was described as ‘mean’ in one of its German lessons. The ...
The Independent

Duolingo apologises after app calls JK Rowling ‘mean’ in German lesson

Language learning app Duolingo has apologised after a German lesson appeared to teach tutees a sentence referring to controversial author JK Rowling as “mean”. A German lesson on the app included the ...