{"id":2285494,"date":"2024-06-28T16:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-palestine-removed-from-google-maps\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:10:37","slug":"fact-check-was-palestine-removed-from-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-palestine-removed-from-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was Palestine Removed From Google Maps?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-was-palestine-removed-from-google-maps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary\u200c revolves around a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-says-its-democrats-who-prioritize-abortion-over-national-security\/\" title=\"Tuberville claims Democrats prioritize abortion over national security.\">contentious \u2062claim<\/a> on social media \u2063asserting that Google Maps has removed Palestine and renamed \u200bit\u200c as Israel on their platform. This accusation is debunked as\u2063 false, with clarifications that Google Maps, as \u200bper their official statement back in 2016, has indeed never labeled Palestine as \u200ba separate\u200c entity on its maps. Despite this, a Google Maps search <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">shows<\/a>\u2062 an outline where Palestine is\u200b geographically \u2063recognized, but without \u200ba discrete label,\u200c whereas Israel is clearly labeled. This oversight aligns with international politics where the existence of Palestine as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ripped-for-bizarre-distortion-of-clarence-thomas-dissent-in-pa-election-case\/\" title=\"CNN Ripped For \u2018Bizarre Distortion\u2019 Of Clarence Thomas Dissent In PA Election Case\">independent state<\/a> is acknowledged by 136 U.N. members but not universally recognized across Western countries. The backdrop of \u200cthis claim includes ongoing tensions and conflicts in \u2063the region, exemplified by recent Israeli \u2062military actions \u2063in Gaza,\u2063 which\u200b further complicate social and political narratives surrounding territorial recognition \u200cand labels on global platforms like Google Maps.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/victoria.gonzalez.566\/posts\/10232781895952851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Google has purportedly removed Palestine from Google Maps.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Palestine has never been labeled on Google Maps, a Google spokesperson told The Guardian in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Israeli tanks have moved into Gaza City&rsquo;s Shujayea neighborhood, prompting Palestinians to flee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2024\/6\/27\/israel-war-on-gaza-live-children-buried-as-us-to-support-israel-build-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Jazeera<\/a>, who cited Reuters. In the past 24 hours, &ldquo;47 Palestinians were killed and 52 [were] wounded,&rdquo; the Gaza Ministry of Health said, the outlet indicated.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims Google has purportedly removed Palestine from Google Maps. &ldquo;Google removed Palestine from maps and renamed it Israel,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">post&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s caption reads. The post features an image from Google Maps where Israel and the Gaza Strip are clearly labeled, but Palestine is not.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is false. Back in 2016, Google was accused of deleting Palestine from Google Maps, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/aug\/10\/google-maps-accused-remove-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a>. In responding to the accusation, a Google spokesperson told the outlet that &ldquo;there has never been a &lsquo;Palestine&rsquo; label on Google Maps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the outlet indicated, &ldquo;when searching for Palestine on Google Maps, it shows an outline, but with no label for Palestine and Israel labelled alongside it,&rdquo; while also highlighting the fact that the &ldquo;U.S. and much of the west&rdquo; do not recognize Palestine as an &ldquo;independent state&rdquo; in contrast to 136 United Nations members. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/27\/fact-check-video-netanyahu-hezbollah-leaders-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Video Claims To Show Netanyahu Watching Hezbollah Leader&rsquo;s Speech)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While conducting a search of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Palestine\/@31.8854202,34.2326719,9z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m3!3m2!1s0x151cf2d28866bdd9:0xee17a001d166f686!16zL20vMDFrMHA0?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a>, Check Your Fact did not find a specific label for Palestine, only labels for Gaza, Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Check Your Fact found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=0bf7d5576457dc88&amp;sca_upv=1&amp;q=Google+removed+Palestine+%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B8+from+maps+and+renamed+it+Israel&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0B0_gh8CxXz4cskeePLV_Uw5cg9cpOenTbX4UBVI-nT7H6EE-pay8crWIayy6zFus2txUQozogqukkNuzAya3WtBSQZ1HQANE9lTkxKuc3_pLGLw50XQAJYfjktqdz52_7M6pQQLIjR5ZfpjCrtXoDumDf957N9zhmNO8tQQIat7qB9r_iRuq6qvqU9BTq8pzOWEGj2z4UA2-vyRImioQx9mE77rw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjMv4Tnq_yGAxXeM2IAHSTcCVAQ0pQJegQIChAB&amp;biw=1680&amp;bih=871&amp;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> to support the claim made via the Facebook post. Actually, the opposite is true. On June 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thequint.com\/news\/webqoof\/google-has-not-removed-palestine-from-google-maps-fact-check#read-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Quint<\/a> debunked the claim. A spokesperson for Google told the outlet that &ldquo;due to the absence of a unified agreement among global authorities regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-slammed-over-embarrassing-press-conference-let-the-25th-amendment-discussions-begin\/\" title=\"Biden Slammed Over \u2018Embarrassing\u2019 Press Conference: \u2018Let The 25th Amendment Discussions Begin\u2019\">territorial boundaries<\/a> of Palestine, they are unable to accurately outline and tag its borders on Google Maps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Google has not issued a statement on its <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> or its verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044143314112\/search?q=Google%20removed%20Palestine%20%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B8%20from%20maps%20and%20renamed%20it%20Israel%20&amp;filters=eyJycF9jaHJvbm9fc29ydDowIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY2hyb25vc29ydFwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9IiwicnBfY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZTowIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY3JlYXRpb25fdGltZVwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwie1xcXCJzdGFydF95ZWFyXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNFxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDI0XFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyNC0xMlxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjQtMS0xXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjQtMTItMzFcXFwifVwifSJ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22Google%20removed%20Palestine%20%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B8%20from%20maps%20and%20renamed%20it%20Israel%20%22%20(from%3AGoogle)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a> responding to the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has contacted Google for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Facebook post alleges that Google erased Palestine from Google Maps. This is incorrect; Palestine was never marked on Google Maps, confirmed a Google spokesperson in 2016. Additionally, Al Jazeera reports Israeli tanks entering Gaza City&#8217;s Shujayea, causing Palestinians to evacuate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2285495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157669163-scaled-e1719509342524.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33236,13420,33237,33235,18480],"class_list":["post-2285494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-accuracy","tag-fact-check","tag-geography","tag-google-maps","tag-palestine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2157669163-scaled-e1719509342524.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}