Facebook users say they are now auto-following Trump

No, Facebook is not forcing you to follow Trump. This is what really happened.
Shortly after Trump was sworn as president, Facebook users reported their accounts were forced to automatically follow him. Not exactly.
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 — but that's likely because they had previously followed official U.
Meta Didn't Force Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance. Here's Why It Might Seem That Way
Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.
Here's Why You Have Automatically Followed Trump On Facebook And Instagram
Meanwhile, Instagram users have been experiencing a strange issue when searching for hashtags related to the Democratic Party. Typing "#Democrat" or "#Democrats" yields a "results hidden" message, sparking accusations of political bias.
What we can VERIFY about claims that Facebook users’ accounts automatically followed Trump
Some Facebook users claimed the platform forced their personal accounts to follow President Trump after his inauguration. We VERIFY what actually happened.
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.
People Are Complaining Their Facebook Accounts Auto-Followed Trump — Here's What Happened
Facebook users are claiming their accounts auto-followed Trump, but a simple mix-up explains why they think he was wrongly added.

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