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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In August 2025, a rumor spread online that the language learning app Duolingo apologized for calling "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling "mean" in a German lesson. Duolingo did, in fact, apologize in an ...

Entschuldigung seems to be the hardest word... Language learning app Duolingo has apologised and announced it has removed a German lesson which referred to controversial Harry Potter author J.K.