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[^3]\n\nPresident Donald Trump officially ordered the renaming of Lake Ontario via executive order less than a week before Apple Maps implemented the change. [^4]\n\nThe renaming decision is linked to the failure of trade negotiations between the US and Canada in late August, following the imposition of new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods worth approximately 20 billion dollars. [^5]\n\nGoogle Maps had previously implemented a similar name change for Lake Ontario. [^6]\n\nUS President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America was complete, ratified, and binding. [^7]\n\nThe mapping application has replaced the standard name 'Lake Ontario' with 'Lake America' in its interface. [^8]\n\nThe article states that MapQuest's refusal to comply with the renaming proposal drove its success in the app store rankings. [^9]\n\nMapQuest refused to rename the lake, a decision that led to its app jumping to the top of the US App Store rankings on September 1, surpassing ChatGPT. [^10]\n\nUsers have reported seeing this incorrect labeling on the Apple Maps platform. 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