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Canada is not blocking ships that refuse to honour Lake Ontario name
Fact-checkers found no evidence of a Fox News report, and the Canadian seaway manager said vessels are moving normally.
- Viral social media posts claim Canada is blocking U.S. ships at the Welland Canal, citing a dispute over renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid escalating trade tensions.
- These claims falsely assert that President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week renaming the lake, citing a nonexistent Fox News report to justify alleged Canadian retaliation.
- Serge Auclair, vice-president of commercial and external relations at the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, dismissed the rumors Monday, stating "Seaway operations are continuing normally and have done so throughout the weekend."
- Searches of the Fox website, Google, and the Internet Archive found no evidence supporting blocked vessels or renaming demands, undermining the viral narrative.
- The earliest version of this claim appears to originate from a satirical X account, though misinformation has since circulated widely across Threads, Facebook, and other platforms.
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Fact File: Canada is not blocking ships that refuse to honour Lake Ontario name
Online posts claiming Canada blocked vessels from entering Lake Ontario through a canal on the St. Lawrence Seaway appeared online this week. The posts claimed a Fox News report said
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 47%
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