The apology came after an X user claimed the app "let #trans ideology infect a language lesson," presumably a reference to Rowling's anti-trans views.

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 ...

The language learning app said it has removed a lesson referring to Harry Potter author (Picture: EPA / Duolingo) Duolingo has apologised after a user was left gobsmacked by a lesson that took aim at ...

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 ...

Language learning app apologised for a German lesson in which the question “Do you like books with Harry Potter as a character?” had the correct answer: "Yes, but in my opinion the author is mean.” ...

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