Google Maps and Lake Ontario - Google’s Official Feedback Site - You Know What to Do!
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3 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 13 original reports, 4 reprints
Sun, 30 August 2026
2 reports- RMF24 (Poland)19:24first to report
Już nie „Ontario”. Google posłusznie zmienia nazwę jeziora na mapach
- dailykos.com21:03
Google has a feedback link on all their products. I believe it would be rather useful to notify Google of their error, as Lake Ontario has Disappeared. A serious bug, is it not?
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- 24sata (Croatia)15:45
Američki navigacijski servis MapQuest doživio je nagli porast preuzimanja nakon što je javno odbio usvojiti promjenu imena. Aplikacija se popela na četvrto mjesto besplatnih aplikacija u američkom App Storeu
Wed, 2 September 2026
4 reports- wsvn.com14:23
New York (CNN) — The most popular iPhone app in the US is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest.The mapping service<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/mapquest-is-no-1-on-the-app-store-after-refusing-to-change-lake-ontarios-name/">Read More</a>
- kyma.com18:19
As of Wednesday, MapQuest remains the number one free app on Apple's App Store in the U.S., overtaking ChatGPT and Vinted.
- Libération (France)19:32
L’application de navigation, considérée jusque-là comme ringarde, a refusé de rebaptiser l’étendue d’eau «lac America» comme l’exigeait le président américain, contrairement à ses concurrents Google Maps et Apple Maps.
- dailykos.com21:39
I literally had a belly laugh seeing that!! MapQuest is No. 1 on the App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name | CNN Business Had too!
Thu, 3 September 2026
3 reports- Times of India03:37
- Times of India06:58
Apple Maps has renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America for United States users. This change follows a similar update made by Google Maps over the weekend. Canadian officials have rejected the name change, citing its historical significance. MapQuest has notably refused to alter its map labels for the lake. The differing map updates have caused varied user experiences globally.
- Times of India12:20
MapQuest's refusal to comply with a federal directive to rename Lake Ontario has landed the app at the peak of the US App Store charts. Unlike Google Maps and Apple Maps, which followed the presidential order, MapQuest experienced a remarkable boost, collecting over 1.5 million downloads in North America. The company is now shifting focus towards new features that users are eager for.
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- wjct.org09:01
Plus: George Santos is back in the news!
4 reprints
- kuow.org4 Sept, 09:01their copy
- iowapublicradio.org4 Sept, 09:01their copy
- wyomingpublicmedia.org4 Sept, 09:01their copy
- tspr.org4 Sept, 09:01their copy
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- foxbusiness.com21:02
MapQuest said its decision to keep the name Lake Ontario fueled a surge in downloads, sending the mapping app to the top of Apple's navigation rankings.
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World18:21
Satirical program’s new title is ‘inspired by bravery and patriotism’ of Apple and Google, who capitulated to Trump’s requests to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ In light of Donald Trump ’s attempts to rename a gulf, lakes and even states after “America”, South Park , the animated satirical program that has long skewered those in power, has announced an official name change. For its 29th season, the Comedy Central series will be known as “South America”. “Inspired by the bravery and...