BnF, the national library in France, has in its collection what appears to be Raffeix's handwritten version of the University of Toronto map, before he finalized it. Again, on this map the lake is labeled "Lac Ontario" and makes no mention of a "Lac America."

MapQuest responded with a series of comedic GIFs and shared a screenshot Tuesday showing its app at No. 1, writing, “The people have spoken. We are working.” As of Thursday, MapQuest ranked No. 1 among free apps in the U.

Indigenous people lived in the Great Lakes region for thousands of years. “Ontario” is an anglicized version of the Huron Indigenous people’s word “oniatarí:io,” which means “lake of shining waters.” And the lake carried a Native-derived name for centuries before the modern province existed.

Seth Meyers did not hold back while weighing on President Donald Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America."

Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent $25,000 on a new Lake Ontario sign. And while there are many reasons to be angry with the Trump administration, “there are a lot cheaper ways to send a message to the president,” Noah Jarvis, Ontario director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), told National Post.