“Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.”
E. Gordon Gee
WVU president. an interview with the Daily Athenaeum. Claim dated 25 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Less than 2% of WVU's students are primary majors whose departments would be affected by budget cuts. But this count does not include dual majors, minors, or students taking classes in the affected departments.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
E. Gordon Gee (WVU president) made this claim around 25 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 October 2023, 46 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- thedaonline.comhttps://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/gee-speaks-on-the-budget-deficit-academic-tra…
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