White House map blunder misplaces states and capital in social media post

In an effort to publicize President Donald Trump’s push to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” the White House posted a vivid Lego-style map on X that contained numerous geographic inaccuracies. The illustration renamed the Gulf of Mexico as “Gulf of America,” labeled the Great Lakes as “Lake America,” and incorrectly positioned Washington, D.C. between Virginia and North Carolina. Several states were also misplaced: Delaware was shown where Maryland belongs, Maryland vanished, New Jersey appeared in Connecticut’s spot, and New Hampshire was stretched southward into Massachusetts’ coastline.

The erroneous image stayed online for several hours, prompting users to mock the mistake and question fiscal responsibility. The White House did not respond to requests for comment. This error comes after a State Department slide on Africa, also produced with AI tools, was found to mislabel every country, for which the department blamed a hurried staff edit.