{"id":222641,"date":"2026-04-07T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222641\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:53:09","slug":"florida-man-did-not-hoard-600-gallons-of-gas-in-above-ground-pool-for-when-it-gets-bad-its-a-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/222641\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Man Did NOT Hoard 600 Gallons Of Gas In Above-Ground Pool ‘For When It Gets Bad’ — It’s A Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Was a Florida man arrested after Polk County fire marshals discovered 600 gallons of unleaded gasoline stored in an above-ground swimming pool in his backyard? No, that’s not true: The claim originated on a Facebook page that acknowledges its posts are “satire and parody stories.” Other social media accounts copy and repost the content without the satire disclaimer.<\/p>\n

The claim appeared in a post<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) shared by the @AmericaReal3 X account on April 5, 2026. It included a fake image of a TV news report under a caption that read:<\/p>\n

FLORIDA MAN HOARDS 600 GALLONS OF GAS IN HIS ABOVE-GROUND POOL ‘FOR WHEN IT GETS BAD’<\/p>\n

Lakeland, FL A 51-year-old Lakeland man was arrested Tuesday after Polk County fire marshals responded to a neighbor complaint and discovered approximately 600 gallons of unleaded gasoline stored in a 24-foot above-ground swimming pool in the man’s backyard, covered with a tarp, two lawn chairs, and a hand-painted sign reading ‘PRIVATE — NOT A POOL ANYMORE.’<\/p>\n

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This is what the image looked like at the time of writing:<\/p>\n

\"flamanhoardsgas.jpg\"<\/p>\n

Image source: Post by @AmericaReal3 account on X.com.<\/p>\n

There is no actual news reporting about the purported arrest. A Google search<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) for the keywords “Lakeland man was arrested 600 gallons of gas stored a pool” found social media posts making the claim, but no authoritative reports. The top search result pointed to the original post<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) on The Dude Humor Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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Image source: The Dude Humor Report page on Facebook<\/p>\n

This Facebook page makes it clear in the description that its posts are all jokes.<\/p>\n

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