Meta removed the 'No Kings' Instagram account.

Posted by The MeidasTouch Podcast, Oct 27, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 5 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 85%

The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026

Multiple sources confirm Meta took the No Kings Instagram account offline on October 17, 2026, and Meta apologized, calling it an automated error. The sources describe a temporary suspension of about 90 minutes to over four hours rather than a permanent removal, which the claim's wording omits; the post itself says 'took down,' which the sources support.

What was said

… Fortunately, there's a lot of other social media platforms, and we get to speak directly to you in our podcast, so I think we keep on pushing back. But that's what they tried to do there. Remember, we were the first to break the story as well about how Meta took down the No Kings Instagram account, and then we brought attention to it, and then they claim, no, it was just a glitch. It was just a glitch in the data centers, how it works. …

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Supports. The Oregon Attorney General's office and the No Kings Coalition both state that Meta shut down the coalition's Instagram account during its October 17 national day of action.[2][3]

Supports. Reuters reports that Meta acknowledged the account was suspended during the protest day and apologized, attributing it to an automated protection that wrongly stopped the account.[1]

Supports. Business Insider and Mashable report that Meta said its systems suspended the account and then apologized for the error.[4][5]

Context. The removal was temporary: sources say the account was restored after roughly 90 minutes to over three hours, though administrators still had limited access for longer. The claim's wording does not say 'temporarily,' so this is a qualifier the reader should know about.[2][3][6]

Sources

6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated

1米メタ、「反トランプ」デモ主催者のインスタ一時停止巡り陳謝reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
2AG Rayfield Calls on Meta to Protect Legitimate Political Activity After No Kings Account Taken Down - Oregon Department of Justicedoj.state.or.us · not rated · cited for: supports, context
3No Kings Instagram Suspendednokings.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
4Meta Says It Shut No Kings Account Because It Suspected ...businessinsider.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5Meta admits taking No King account offline was an 'error'mashable.com · not rated · cited for: supports
6'No Kings' Says Meta Cut Off Access to Instagram Account ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context

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