# Mislabelled, Misplaced and Misshaped

> Source: <https://www.maproomblog.com/2026/07/mislabelled-misplaced-and-misshaped/>
> Published: 2026-07-31 13:49:49+00:00

[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/government-map-mislabels-african-countries): “A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online.” Not only were the countries mislabelled, they were misplaced and misshaped;

[as](https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-state-department-cant-find): “They’re all shaped wrong, and they’re also wrong in all the other ways of geographical wrongness.” At least the outline of Africa was okay. Not that AI is

*Wonkette*puts it*required*to make a map so perfectly wrong, but it appears to have used in this case.