{
  "id": 6491349,
  "title": "South Park Creators Rename the Show South America in Jab at Trump, Apple and Google",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/south-park-creators-rename-the-show-south-america-in-jab-at-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T22:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/09/09/south-park-rename-show-south-america/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the animated series South Park, are rebranding the show as \"South America.\" The duo announced the change on September 8, ahead of the 29th season's premiere on Comedy Central on September 16. The renaming is a jab at President Donald Trump's recent campaign to rename geographic locations in the United States, such as Lake Ontario to Lake America. Parker and Stone praised Apple and Google for their efforts to adopt the new nomenclature, citing their bravery and patriotism. The show's creators also criticized other corporations for following suit in their geographic renaming efforts. The move comes as part of South Park's long-standing tradition of satirizing politicians across the political spectrum, despite the show's creators' libertarian leanings and their general avoidance of partisan affiliation.",
  "summary": "The creators of South Park are rebranding their animated series as “South America,” targeting President Donald Trump’s recent geographic renaming campaign with their latest satire. Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced the change Sept. 8 ahead of the show’s 29th season, posting on Instagram: “Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ottawa Citizen",
        "title": "Time for Ottawa to rename 'embarrassing' Trump Avenue, ward councillor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/time-for-ottawa-to-rename-embarrassing-trump-avenue-ward-councillor",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:05:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/south-park-creators-rename-show-to-south-america-in-jab-at-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-09T21:21:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}