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.

Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.

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.

The Meta CEO met with Trump after his win in the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple reports including CBS and the New York Times. And more recently, he named Trump ally and UFC boss Dana White to Meta's board of directors and elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to lead its global affairs operation.

Trump’s inauguration performers include Carrie Underwood, Village People and Lee Greenwood.

Some Meta users said that they believed they were forced to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance’s pages, and that Instagram was blocking searches for the #democrat hashtag.

Nelly, Carrie Underwood, and Village People each shared their reasoning for performing at Donald Trump's inauguration.

The former president marked his return to the White House with religious services and prayers from a range of faith leaders.

The wife of Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

Gavin DeGraw is joining the list of performers ringing in Trump's inauguration as he prepares to perform at the Starlight Ball. At this time, the "Not Over You" singer is slated as the only performer at the ball, which is the last of the evening.

No, US president Donald Trump didn't deny Nigeria preacher William Kumuyi was invited to his inaugurationIN SHORT: A message circulating on Facebook claims that Donald Trump said popular Nigerian preacher William Kumuyi was not invited to his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.