“Foreign languages are “not a high priority” nationally”
E. Gordon Gee
WVU president. an interview with the Daily Athenaeum. Claim dated 18 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Foreign language offerings have declined in the United States over the past six decades as well as more recently. But even if the supply of foreign language courses has slipped, it’s less clear that demand has declined.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
E. Gordon Gee (WVU president) made this claim around 18 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 October 2023, 50 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- politifact.comhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/oct/06/e-gordon-gee/is-gordon-gee-right-that-f…
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