You can't lie about your social media if you want to get a US visa

And according to a report by Hill.TV, if you lie about your accounts, you can face “serious immigration consequences.”As an applicant, you can choose to not declare that you don’t use social media, but the authorities will perform a check to see if you’re lying.Hard Fork?Last March, the state department had originally proposed the idea of collecting social media handles, email addresses used in the last five years, and phone numbers. This will be a vital tool to screen out terrorists, public safety threats, and other dangerous individuals from gaining immigration benefits and setting foot on US soil,” a US Department of State official told Hill.TV.The US administration will perform a background check on visa applications using provided social media information.