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

News | Mail Online · 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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Score +0.85 Confidence high
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This article reads leans strongly right and hedges 21% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
The Independent World · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans left further left than this 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 21 📰 publisher trust 58
“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)”
World News Today: International News Headlines - The Hindu | The Hindu · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans strongly right 🔴 27% hedged 3 of 11 📰 publisher trust 96
“Both articles report on Trump's suggestion to rename New Mexico to 'New America' on September 6, 2026”
NPR Topics: News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 5 📰 publisher trust 58
“Article A refers to Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario, while Article B mentions him taking aim at New Mexico and posting about changing its name”
National Post
⚖️ Leans left further left than this 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 38 📰 publisher trust 96
“Article A mentions Trump renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, while Article B mentions him considering renaming New Mexico to 'America'”
You need Uncle Samistan different event · 100%
Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
⚖️ Leans right further left than this 🔴 14% hedged 3 of 22 📰 publisher trust 97
“Article A discusses Trump's re-naming of geographical locations in general, while Article B specifically mentions Trump posting on social media about renaming New Mexico to 'America'”
National Post
⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this 🔴 8% hedged 6 of 71 📰 publisher trust 96
“Article A refers to the renaming of Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', while Article B mentions Trump posting a map with New Mexico renamed as 'America'”
www.thestar.com - RSS Results of type article
⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this 🔴 16% hedged 6 of 37 📰 publisher trust 62
“Article A refers to Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario, while Article B mentions Trump's attempt to rename New Mexico”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans right further left than this 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 12 📰 publisher trust 96
“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”
Latest & Breaking News on Fox News
⚖️ Leans left further left than this 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 18 📰 publisher trust 95
“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 World News
⚖️ Leans strongly right 🔴 33% hedged 4 of 12 📰 publisher trust 94
“Both articles describe President Trump's proposal to rename New Mexico 'New America' on September 6, 2026”

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News | Mail Online · 186 article(s) · 2 correction(s) detected
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Correction rate 0.011 0.4
Uncertainty density 0.090 0.25
Assertive mismatch rate 1.000 0.35
Running correction rate · 2 correction(s)
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Lauren Acton-Taylor
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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×

Narrative

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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