Google Maps renames Lake Ontario to "Lake America"August 31
Resolved$317Kas of
Odds now
This market has resolved. Final market pricing put YES at 100%, as of .
YES100¢
NO0¢
as of
What moved the odds?
1 AI-matched news signals on this market, newest first. Entry price is the called side when the news hit; the signed return marks it against the final price as of .
The renaming to "Lake America" has drawn widespread opposition from those surrounding the lake, with some arguing it's "disrespectful to the indigenous people" and others claiming it's "Lake Ontario, then and now."
Where does the news lean?
3YES0NO0neutraltrailing 24h
Signal flow leans NO at 58% — signal sentiment, not the market price. Average match confidence across the listed signals: 96%.
How did this market resolve?
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Google Maps displays "Lake America," "Lake of America" or similar as the label for the body of water currently known as the "Lake Ontario" for the majority of users within the United States by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Changes which appear only in experimental features, beta versions, or subnational regional variants, will not qualify for a “Yes” resolution.
If both "Lake America" and "Lake Ontario" are used to label the body of water, this will qualify for a “Yes” resolution.
The resolution source will be Google Maps (maps.google.com) however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
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