MapQuest Jumps To Top Of App Store After Refusing To Rename ‘Lake Ontario’
Updated on September 7, 2026
Legacy mapping tool MapQuest shot up to become the top navigation app in Apple’s app store after refusing to comply with President Trump’s executive order renaming “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America,” overtaking Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps. What do you think?
“Sorry, I won’t use any map that calls New Amsterdam ‘New York.’”
Billy Payne, Boat Docker
“That’s nothing. AskJeeves is actively financing the California separatist movement.”
Adam Hobbis, Spa Guard
“Fuck yeah! My kids didn’t drown in ‘Lake America.’”
Vivienne Croteau, Retired Cinephile
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