The claim appeared in a post (archived here) 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:
FLORIDA MAN HOARDS 600 GALLONS OF GAS IN HIS ABOVE-GROUND POOL ‘FOR WHEN IT GETS BAD’
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.’…