Posted Aug 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM UTCTGoogle capitulates in Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario.Amidst his trade tiff with Canada, President Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. As it did when the president tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Google has caved to his whims, swapping in Lake America on Maps. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario. In a blog post, Google said, “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.”Update August 30th: Added link to Google’s blog post about the change.Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The VergeFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'Brien
Google capitulates in Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario.
Amidst his trade tiff with Canada, President Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. As it did when the president tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Google has caved to his whims, swapping in Lake America on Maps. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario. In a blog post, Google said, “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.” Update August 30th: Added link to Google’s blog post about the change. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-30-at-8.30.22-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
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