COPE Accordingly: Lake America OFFICIALLY on Google Maps and Our Lefty Pals Just Can't DEEEEAL

Google Maps is now labeling the eastern Great Lake “Lake America” for users in the United States, three days after President Trump signed an executive order telling the Interior Department to stop calling it Lake Ontario.

Because in America, that's the name of the lake now.

Sorry, not sorry.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Google Maps has changed "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" following President Trump’s executive order. pic.twitter.com/SRZ6L6GdQQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 30, 2026

Let the shrieking, coping, and seething BEGIN!

Not where I'm sitting in Toronto.
Anyone outside of the United States will still see Lake Ontario. https://t.co/Xc1igXvIBi pic.twitter.com/1jv8a4Z7hd
— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) August 30, 2026

Poor Canada. Hey, they did this to themselves. Ok, that's not fair, Mark Carney did this to them. But still ...

Pathetic.

If geographical names can be changed at the whim of one leader then the world will be in trouble.

This sets a terrible precedent for the rest of the world and it is shameful that @Google becomes party to this. https://t.co/Gpsbq6yXKP
— David Coltart (@DavidColtart) August 30, 2026

Full disclosure, we knew they'd be melting down before we even looked through the replies. They are nothing if not predictable.

[Dla uporządkowania: zakres Rozporządzenia Wykonawczego w tym zakresie obejmuje wyłącznie aparat federalny.
Władze stanowe mogą dokument zignorować (jak Nowy Jork).
Z Board on Geographic Names jest ten problem, że rozporządzenie ignoruje procedurę zmiany - media kierują się BGN] https://t.co/E2761actA3
— Rafał Michalski (@Michal_Sestero) August 30, 2026

COPE Accordingly: Lake America OFFICIALLY on Google Maps and Our Lefty Pals Just Can't DEEEEAL

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