Tech companies change map names
The gist
Google and Apple changed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on US maps after Trump's Aug. 27 order.
MapQuest refused, so the lake's name now varies by app and country.
How it unfolded
- Feb 2025After a Trump executive order, Google began showing "Gulf of America" to U.S. Maps users, while users in Mexico still saw "Gulf of Mexico" and others saw both names; Apple Maps soon adopted the new name for U.S. users.
- Feb 2025Google and Apple changed their U.S. labels for North America's highest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley under the same executive order.
- Aug 27, 2026Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid the escalating U.S.-Canada trade war.