{"id":2653831,"date":"2026-09-02T20:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-pressure-from-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:13:50","slug":"apple-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-pressure-from-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-pressure-from-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Changes \u2018Lake Ontario\u2019 to \u2018Lake America\u2019 After Pressure from Trump"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fapple-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-after-pressure-from-trump%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=2653831&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>Apple Maps has begun labeling Lake Ontario as \u201cLake America\u201d in the United States, mirroring a change made by google a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-19-flip-flops-a-timeline\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Flip-Flops: A Timeline\">days earlier<\/a>. This shift follows an executive order from President Donald Trump directing federal agencies to use the name \u201cLake America.\u201d Despite the orders, Apple has not officially commented, but a review of a screenshot shows the new label on Apple Maps. Google also changed the name for U.S. users but continues to display \u201cLake Ontario\u201d outside the U.S. and Canada. Canadian officials and the Seneca Nation criticized the renaming, viewing it as a slight to the indigenous name \u201cOntario.\u201d Other map providers like MapQuest responded humorously,refusing to adopt the new name. The changes are part of a broader pattern of naming alterations influenced by political directives.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apple Maps is now labeling Lake Ontario as \u201cLake America\u201d for users, matching a change Google made days earlier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/09\/01\/apple-maps-google-lake-ontario-lake-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reviewed a screenshot Tuesday afternoon showing the new name on Apple\u2019s app.<\/p>\n<p>Apple did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n<p>The shift follows an executive order from President Donald Trump directing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> to use \u201cLake America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Trump \u201creached out to Apple directly\u201d and expected the label to appear soon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apple-lake-ontario-america-trump-93232341c99a10d35338d3f1afd54171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press reported<\/a> before the Apple update was visible.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday afternoon, AP still saw only \u201cLake Ontario\u201d on Apple Maps. By Tuesday, the Axios check showed the new wording.<\/p>\n<p>Google had already switched U.S. users to \u201cLake America\u201d over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Google said it follows the U.S. Geographic Names Information System when official American sources change a name.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians with location settings in Canada still see \u201cLake Ontario\u201d on Google.<\/p>\n<p>Users outside both countries have seen both names on Google\u2019s product.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian officials said they will not call it \u201cLake America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the same pattern Apple used after earlier Trump orders on the Gulf of Mexico, now \u201cGulf of America\u201d in U.S. products, and on Denali, restored as Mount McKinley.<\/p>\n<p>Seneca Nation leaders have called the rebranding a slight to the indigenous name that became \u201cOntario,\u201d the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>A third digital map provider, MapQuest, responded to the executive order by posting a picture on social media platform X labeling the body of water, \u201cLake Are We Doing This Again?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019re not changing the name of Lake Ontario. 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