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The claim: Posts claim Fox News reported that Canada refuses permission for ships to cross the Welland Canal if they list 'Lake America' in their documents.

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Lead Stories found no evidence that Fox News published or broadcast any such report. The claim appears to have originated elsewhere and spread on social media without a factual basis in mainstream news coverage.

Checked by Lead Stories (“No Such Report”) · 2026

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