LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. has asked that the New York Times retract a story he says is false.

After the Lynchburg school welcomed students back on campus following Spring Break, the Times article reported that the school had “nearly a dozen Liberty students were sick with symptoms that suggest Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus.”

Falwell says the information is in error and has contacted the New York Times, asking them to correct the story.

The school prepared a statement explaining the falsities in the article. According to the university’s response, four students were told to self-isolate even though there were no symptoms being shown as a precaution as they returned to campus from New York. According to the response, one on-campus student, who never left Lynchburg, tested positive from contact within the community.

The university says no on-campus student has tested positive from any on-campus contact.