“E. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”
West Virginia University Faculty Senate
faculty organization. a no-confidence resolution. Claim dated 6 Sep 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The actual rise in West Virginia University debt attributable to President E. Gordon Gee is about 34%, not 55%. Some of the increase during his presidency stems from debt the university took on before Gee took office.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
West Virginia University Faculty Senate (faculty organization) made this claim around 6 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 October 2023, 34 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- facultysenate.wvu.eduhttps://facultysenate.wvu.edu/files/d/06e5b431-8c39-438e-a6dd-da0aa3964be5/resolution-no-…
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