{"id":2154,"date":"2020-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2020\/03\/23\/can-social-media-posts-affect-your-personal-injury-case\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:31:39","slug":"can-social-media-posts-affect-your-personal-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/can-social-media-posts-affect-your-personal-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Social Media Posts Affect Your Personal Injury Case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no question that social media impacts virtually every aspect of our lives. From dining, to travel, to entertainment, to family gatherings, to once-of-a-lifetime experiences, so much of our everyday lives are shared on social media these days.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people have Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat accounts. Some individuals also have LinkedIn and Twitter accounts. As such, it can be second nature to post one\u2019s daily happenings on their Instagram and Facebook feeds with a \u201csnap\u201d here and there. While this is no big deal most of the time, during a personal injury case a social post can be detrimental to a plaintiff\u2019s (injured party) claim, sometimes even resulting in a denial.<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">How Can My Posts Hurt My Case?<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you typically lift weights at the gym every day. You\u2019re involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/marietta\/car-accident-lawyer\/\">car accident<\/a> and your back is too hurt to lift, but you can walk 2.0 miles per an hour on a treadmill (which is <i>slow<\/i>). Then later that evening, you drive your kids to an indoor trampoline park. Throughout the day, you \u201ccheck in\u201d on Facebook that you went to the gym, then you post pics of your kids at the indoor trampoline park.<\/p>\n<p>To an insurance adjuster, you just claimed that you sustained back and neck injuries in the accident that occurred two weeks prior, but now you\u2019re posting pics on social media that you\u2019re at the gym and a trampoline park. Even though you walked painfully slow on the treadmill and were in a lot of pain while posing with your children in the picture at the trampoline park, the insurance company doesn\u2019t see it that way. And there\u2019s not necessarily a way for you to prove you weren\u2019t lifting weights or jumping with your children, when the posts are in writing and can be used in your claim.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to social posts by an injured party during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/\">personal injury<\/a> case, a lot can be misunderstood and taken out of context by the insurance company or opposing counsel. It can come down to their word against yours, and the social posts may be too vague for you to truly clarify.<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Privacy Settings Are Not Good Enough<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBut what about my privacy settings, can\u2019t they protect me?\u201d You cannot rely on privacy settings. Even if your Facebook and Instagram accounts are set to \u201cprivate,\u201d that won\u2019t necessarily stop the other side from seeing your social posts.<\/p>\n<p>A mutual \u201cfriend\u201d or \u201cfollower\u201d can screenshot your post and show it to the other side, or someone from the insurance company can send you a friend request or ask to follow you, and if you don\u2019t know who they are, you can accidentally accept their request . Suddenly, you\u2019re an open book and your social posts are being used as ammunition against you during the claims process.<\/p>\n<p>During a personal injury case, you should be very cautious about what you put on your feeds. Whenever you are in doubt about a particular post, it\u2019s better to err on the side of caution and not post at all.<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><i>If you or a loved one have been injured in an accident, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/contact-us\/\"><i>contact Jones &amp; Swanson to file a claim for compensation.<\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can your social media posts affect your personal injury case? 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