Trump appears to set sights on renaming entire STATE after Lake America rebrand

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Acton-Taylor, L. (2026, September 6). Trump appears to set sights on renaming entire STATE after Lake America rebrand. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16109963/trump-renaming-entire-STATE-lake-america-change.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-06 · by Lauren Acton-Taylor

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President Donald Trump posted a map of New Mexico on social media with the state's name crossed out and replaced with "America", prompting speculation about his intentions. The post came after he previously renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and also proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America". A poll by Reuters/Ipsos found that only 14% of US citizens support such name changes. Trump's official store is selling hats with the "Lake America" logo for $55.
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Donald Trump suggested renaming New Mexico to “New America” on Truth Social, sharing a map with the word “Mexico” crossed out and replaced with “America.” This came days after he signed executive orders changing Lake Ontario’s name to Lake America amid tensions with Canada. The state's governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, dismissed the proposal, stating that New Mexico’s name has been established since before the United States existed. Democratic lawmakers criticized Trump for attempting to distract from issues such as rising gas prices and his war in Iran. Google Maps and Apple Maps have not reflected these changes officially, while some users report seeing them due to user edits.

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📰 Trump Renaming New Mexico
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This article reads leans right and hedges 21% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
The Independent · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans left further left than this 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 21 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe President Trump posting a map on Truth Social with New Mexico's name changed to 'New America' on the same day (Sunday)”
The Hindu · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 27% hedged 3 of 11 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles report on Trump's suggestion to rename New Mexico to 'New America' on September 6, 2026”
Euronews · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 31% hedged 4 of 13 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe President Trump's proposal to rename the state of New Mexico to 'New America' in the same timeframe, with Article A mentioning it on Sunday and Article B reporting on it earlier that week.”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 12 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles report on President Trump's social media post, where he teases the idea of changing New Mexico to 'New America', with identical details and timing”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 18 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles report on President Trump's social media post suggesting rebranding New Mexico as 'New America' on the same day (September 6, 2026)”
The Straits Times
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 33% hedged 4 of 12 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe President Trump's proposal to rename New Mexico 'New America' on September 6, 2026”
National Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 2% hedged 1 of 43 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles report on Donald Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America', which occurred on a single day, with no indication of separate incidents or events.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 6 of 96 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles describe the same president's social media post suggesting changing the name of New Mexico to 'New America' on the same day it happened”
TIME
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 4 of 24 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles report on President Trump posting maps renaming New Mexico as 'New America' at around the same time, with similar context and details.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ Leans left further left than this 🔴 2% hedged 1 of 49 📰 publisher trust 63
“Article A describes a trade dispute and renaming of Lake Ontario, while Article B is about Trump's possible renaming of New Mexico”
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3 of 14 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Lauren Acton-Taylor
59 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

America Canada Mexico Ontario Truth Social

Subjects

America GPE · 5× Trump PERSON · 3× Canada GPE · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Mexico GPE · 2× Ontario GPE · 2× Trump Store ORG · 2× Truth Social ORG · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1× New Mexico GPE · 1×

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The photo included examples such as Columbus Day, changed to Indigenous Peoples' Day; Land O Lakes 'Removed the Indian. Kept the Land'; Washington Redskins 'Washington Commanders'; Felon 'Justice Involved Person'; and Illegal Alien 'Undocumented Noncitizen.'
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07

Claims (14 extracted, 3 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source President Donald Trump jumped on social media with another swipe at changing the names of major geographical locations – this time, taking aim at New Mexico. asserted
Trump → see → Mexico
On Sunday, Trump posted a map of the Southwest state to Truth Social, but 'Mexico' within the state's name had been crossed out in red and replaced with 'America.' asserted
Mexico → post → America
The post came with no remarks attached but followed a tense back-and-forth with Canada that saw the renaming of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' last month. asserted
that → come → America
Just before he shared his latest name change, he posted a photo depicting himself crossing out 'Ontario' in Lake Ontario on a map and replacing it with 'America.' asserted
himself → share → America
It's unclear if the President was joking. uncertain
President → joke → ?
The Daily Mail reached out to the White House for comment. asserted
Mail → reach → comment
While only around 14 percent of US citizens were in favor of the name change, according to a poll by Reuters/Ipsos, the President's official Trump Store launched 'Lake America' hats for $55. uncertain
Store → accord → 55
The move was accompanied by other posts on social media from Trump, including a video of geese with machine guns patrolling the lake as well as an AI clip of himself kicking over a 'Lake Ontario' sign and replacing it with a 'Lake America' sign. asserted
himself → accompany → sign
On August 30, the President declared that he wanted the US to keep out all Canadian products unless the companies wanted to relocate to America. asserted
companies → declare → America
The tension was prompted by failed negotiations between the US and Canada over tariffs on products traveling back and forth between the two countries. asserted
tension → prompt → countries
On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted a map of the Southwest state to Truth Social, but 'Mexico' within the state's name had been crossed out in red and replaced with 'America' asserted
Mexico → post → America
Just before he shared his latest name change, he posted a photo depicting himself crossing out 'Ontario' in Lake Ontario on a map and replacing it with 'America' While only around 14 percent of US citizens were in favor of the name change, according to a poll, the president's official Trump Store launched 'Lake America' hats for $55 Trump's post on Sunday marked the latest in the President's campaign to rename major landmarks and locations, the first being his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' – a move that sparked a wave of criticism. Following the post, he shared another photo that said: 'If you have a problem with Lake Ontario being renamed Lake America, just remember, the Left renamed the following...' uncertain
Left → share → following
Underneath, the photo had two lists; the left side featured titles and on the right, the titles were changed to reflect alleged 'Left' views. asserted
titles → have → views
The photo included examples such as Columbus Day, changed to Indigenous Peoples' Day; Land O Lakes 'Removed the Indian. Kept the Land'; Washington Redskins 'Washington Commanders'; Felon 'Justice Involved Person'; and Illegal Alien 'Undocumented Noncitizen.' asserted
Lakes → include → Land
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