Google Maps Now Shows 'Lake America' in US, Not 'Lake Ontario'
tartoran
38 points
12 comments
August 31, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
tartoran
Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario. Google appears to be eager to please Trump in a timely manner.
malux85
Spineless pandering
ChrisArchitect
[dupe] Discussion on source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495947
peddling-brink
Very standard. Google does the same thing for all territorial disputes to appease the whims of the powers that be. They would probably do the same if trump announced that Greenland was magically a part of the US now.