Claim: Google removed Palestine from Google Maps. Rating: About this rating FalseIn June 2024, a claim circulated online that Google had "removed" Palestine from Google Maps:This X post (archived) had gained 252,300 views as of this writing. The Guardian covered the story and gave more context:A Google spokeswoman said: "There has never been a 'Palestine' label on Google Maps, however we discovered a bug that removed the labels for 'West Bank' and 'Gaza Strip'. Yet a search on Google Maps with the word "Palestine" creates an animation on the map that goes straight to Israel. In 2021, we debunked a rumor that claimed Google Maps was holding a vote on whether to identify Israel or Palestine.

Source: Washington Post June 25, 2024 19:26 UTC