Social Media Evidence & Investigations for Law Firms

E3 Legacy Intel captures and authenticates social media evidence for litigation: proper forensic capture, metadata preservation, hashing, and affidavit-ready documentation, plus identification of anonymous accounts. As licensed investigators (FL A-1400197), we give your firm evidence that survives an authenticity challenge, and monitoring for claimants and witnesses through the life of a case.

A screenshot is not evidence, it is an invitation to an objection. Social media wins and loses cases only when it is captured and authenticated correctly. That is what we do for your firm.

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Evidence That Survives an Authenticity Challenge

Opposing counsel will attack a screenshot as unauthenticated, altered, or out of context, and often win. We capture social media forensically: the content, the metadata, the timestamps, and the context, hashed and documented so you can lay a proper foundation and get it admitted. The difference between a screenshot and authenticated evidence is the difference between an exhibit and an objection sustained.

Captured, hashed, and documented, never screenshotted

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Forensic capture

Content preserved with metadata, not a screenshot, so it holds up under scrutiny.

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Hashing

Files hashed to prove they have not been altered since collection.

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Documentation

A documented methodology and chain of custody for every item.

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Anonymous ID

Identification of the person behind an anonymous or fake account.

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Declaration

An investigator affidavit or declaration to lay the foundation.

Spoliation-Safe Timing

Posts, profiles, and accounts vanish, sometimes the moment litigation is anticipated. Early, defensible preservation locks in what exists before it is deleted and protects you from a spoliation fight. We move fast and record exactly what was there and when, so the timeline itself becomes part of the evidence.

The matters social media evidence decides

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Personal injury & insurance

Activity that contradicts claimed injuries, captured and authenticated for defense or SIU.

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Family & employment

Conduct, communications, and connections relevant to custody, harassment, and employment matters.

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Defamation & harassment

Offending posts preserved and the anonymous poster identified for your case.

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Case-long monitoring

Documented monitoring of parties, claimants, and witnesses throughout the case, capturing activity as it happens.

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Rapid preservation

On-call preservation when new accounts or posts surface, before they can be deleted.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is social media evidence admissible in court?

It can be, but only if it is authenticated. A screenshot alone is easy to challenge. We capture social media with the metadata, hashing, and documented methodology that establish authenticity, so the evidence survives an objection and supports admission.

How do you authenticate social media evidence?

We use forensic capture that preserves the content, its metadata, and the surrounding context, hash the files, and document the collection method and chain of custody. Where needed, the investigator provides an affidavit or declaration to lay the foundation.

Can you identify who is behind an anonymous account?

Yes. We identify the person behind an anonymous or fake profile and preserve the connecting evidence, which is often decisive in harassment, defamation, and threat matters. See our anonymous-defendant work for the litigation-focused version.

What about spoliation and timing?

Timing matters. Accounts and posts get deleted, so early, defensible preservation protects you against spoliation and locks in evidence before it disappears. We move quickly and document exactly what existed and when.

Can you monitor accounts during a case?

Yes. We provide ongoing, documented monitoring of parties, claimants, and witnesses through the life of a case, capturing relevant activity as it happens rather than after it is deleted.

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Read how we traced fake images posted behind proxies and fake profiles to their owner, and an overseas extortion ring to Manila.

Your Examiner

Matt Aubin, CDFE, FBCI

Managing Partner, E3 Legacy Intel · FL Licensed Investigator A-1400197

Every matter on this page is worked under a named, licensed examiner. Matt Aubin brings seventeen years in cybercrime and open source intelligence. He is a Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE), a Florida Board Certified Investigator (FBCI), and a Certified AI Agent Developer, and he has investigated cases jointly with the FBI, the SEC, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Marshals.

His work has been featured on ABC News, Spectrum News, and The Daily Beast, and in a television pilot for Netflix and MAC Pictures as a cybercrime expert. He keynotes nationally and serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI). About Matt Aubin

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