Facebook page used as evidence in Irish tax audit

An Irish tax inspector conducted an audit using information from Facebook, Xing, and LinkedIn. A spokesperson for the Irish Revenue Commissioners commented that auditors will use any public sources of information available to them. Could the IRS do the same thing here in the States? Why does this seem more strange than using old media information like a newspaper article?

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