South Park creators rename show 'South America' in apparent dig at Trump

What the report says

BBC World News reports that the creators of South Park have announced their next series will be called "South America," a name change presented as a pointed joke about US President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to rename geographic features with the word "America." Matt Stone and Trey Parker framed the move as a response to what they described as the "bravery and patriotism" of Apple and Google after those companies adjusted map labels in line with Trump’s directives for US-based users.

The announcement was made through the show’s official social media account and included an altered South Park sign. The timing followed the programme’s Emmy win for Outstanding Animated Program on Sunday. BBC notes that South Park is now in its 29th season and has long satirized Trump, prompting criticism from the White House and some MAGA supporters in recent years.

The report places the joke in the context of Trump’s broader naming push since his second term began, including orders to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario as Lake America, as well as an AI-generated image he shared the day before the South Park post. The show’s new season is set to begin on 16 September. The episode also comes amid wider scrutiny of Paramount Skydance, South Park’s parent company, and its major media merger situation, though BBC’s main focus is the show’s latest public dig at the president.