Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario
Canadian author's guide to non-US technology gains traction following executive order.
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What this story says
- Canadian author Paris Marx has observed a rise in attention to his list of non-American technology alternatives.
- This increased interest follows U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.
- Marx hosts the 'Tech Won't Save Us' podcast and maintains a catalogue of email services, mobile phones, and other tech from outside the United States.
- All 20 reports analysed are digests, and no right-rated outlets covered the story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 21 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
61/100
21 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 21 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Canadian author Paris Marx has reported a recent increase in interest in his work detailing alternatives to American technology. Marx hosts the podcast 'Tech Won't Save Us' and compiles a catalogue of email services, mobile phones, and other technology produced by companies outside the United States. The renewed attention to his work has occurred in the weeks following U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.
Coverage
Omissions
None of the 20 digests analysed mentioned any specific details about the content of Paris Marx's catalogue beyond its general purpose. No right-rated outlet ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 31 Aug 2026, 21:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
13 rated outlets
- All 12 left-rated digests reported that Canadian author Paris Marx has seen renewed interest in his list of alternatives to American technology. These reports stated that Marx hosts the 'Tech Won't Save Us' podcast and maintains a catalogue of email services, mobile phones, and other tech created by firms outside the United States. The digests also noted that this surge in interest followed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.
Centre
8 rated outlets
- All 8 centre-rated digests reported that Canadian author Paris Marx has seen renewed interest in his list of alternatives to American technology. These reports mentioned that Marx hosts the 'Tech Won't Save Us' podcast and maintains a catalogue of email services, mobile phones, and other tech created by firms outside the United States. The digests also noted that this surge in interest followed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario?
- Of the 21 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 62% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 21 rated outlets on this story, 62% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario biased?
- Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario is one event reported by 21 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Paris Marx sees tech interest surge after Trump renames Lake Ontario?
- 21 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who is Paris Marx and what does he do?
- Paris Marx is a Canadian author and host of the 'Tech Won't Save Us' podcast. He maintains a catalogue of email services, mobile phones, and other technology created by companies outside the United States, offering alternatives to American tech.
- What event prompted renewed interest in Paris Marx's work?
- Renewed interest in Paris Marx's work followed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'. This action appears to have driven traffic to Marx's guide on ditching American technology.
- Which news outlets covered this story?
- Twenty outlets covered this story, including 12 left-rated and 8 centre-rated publications. All reports were digests, and no right-rated outlets published coverage of this event.
Read it at the source
21 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
13- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' order driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens The Lethbridge Herald in a new tab)
The Lethbridge Herald — is The Lethbridge Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
Guelph Today — is Guelph Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
Bowen Island Undercurrent — is Bowen Island Undercurrent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
Elora Fergus Today — is Elora Fergus Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
The Toronto Star — is The Toronto Star biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
8- Author says Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens nanaimonewsnow.com in a new tab)
nanaimonewsnow.com — is nanaimonewsnow.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump's 'Lake America' rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Author says Trump’s ‘Lake America’ rename driving hits to guide on ditching U.S. tech (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
meadowlakeNOW — is meadowlakeNOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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