Social media posts could impact social security eligibility

What you post on Facebook or Instagram could soon help the federal government determine if you’re eligible for social security benefits.

The Trump Administration’s 2020 Budget is asking for money to hire more Social Security Administration investigators to dig through disability applicants social media accounts.

The move would be made to weed out potential fraud.

“People aren’t posting the bad days, the days when they’re sick in bed,” said DeGori, who works as a disability attorney with Robert Peirce and Associates.