Trump, Facebook and J. D. Vance

Fact Check: Unpacking Claims Meta Forced Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance
Following the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and Vice President JD Vance.
Facebook & Instagram Users Claim They Were Forced To Follow Donald Trump After Inauguration
Following Donald Trump‘s inauguration as president, Facebook and Instagram users have reported an unusual occurrence. Many found themselves automatically following official pages associated with the new administration,
Instagram, Facebook users say their accounts automatically followed Trump, Vance and Melania after the inauguration. Here's what we know.
Hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as president on Monday, some Instagram and Facebook users started noticing that their accounts were suddenly following Pages associated with the new president, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Here's why you might be automatically following Trump on Instagram, Facebook
In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
Auto-followed Trump on Facebook? It’s probably because you previously liked the POTUS account
Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated.
Users Who Weren't Following Donald Trump and J.D. Vance on Facebook and Instagram Might Be Now. Here's Why
Some Facebook and Instagram users are now following President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance's pages, despite not following them before the inauguration. Here's why.
Liberal Instagram, Facebook users panic, accuse apps of auto-following Trump — before realizing the simple explanation
The lefty account holders were left dumbfounded when posts from the country’s newly sworn-in leaders appeared on their feeds despite never hitting follow for either Trump or Vance.
Did META make you ‘force follow’ Donald Trump and JD Vance on Facebook?
After President Donald Trump’s inauguration, some users noticed that they were following Donald Trump, JD Vance, Melania Trump and The White House on Facebook and Instagram. Many users claim that
Meta says it's not automatically making users' accounts follow Trump on Instagram and Facebook
It said follow and unfollow requests may take time as the accounts switch hands to the new Trump administration.
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