Real Florida Man or Not?

Daily challenge · 2026-09-18

The five headline pairs everyone played on 2026-09-18, with the answers and links to the real articles.

  1. Round 1A. Florida Man attempts to rob gas station using a banana wrapped in a sock✗ Fake
    B. Florida man charged with battery after slapping girlfriend with cheeseburger, deputies say✓ Real — wfla.com · 2019 ↗

    43 % of 28 players got it right

  2. Round 2A. Florida Man spends 12 hours stuck in a chimney trying to surprise his ex-girlfriend✗ Fake
    B. Florida Man kept rambling on to friends about dead palm trees. Turns out, he'd spotted a new disease killing thousands of the Florida's signature trees✓ Real — tampabay.com · 2019 ↗

    20 % of 15 players got it right

  3. Round 3A. Florida man caught driving from sunroof tells police he'd prefer jail over seeing wife✓ Real — 10tv.com · 2019 ↗
    B. Florida Man steals ambulance, drives himself to hospital for a sprained ankle✗ Fake

    20 % of 15 players got it right

  4. Round 4A. Deputies remove Florida man from stolen vehicle with a monkey clinging to his body✓ Real — firstcoastnews.com · 2018 ↗
    B. Florida man wrestles a python out of his mailbox, keeps it as a pet✗ Fake

    33 % of 15 players got it right

  5. Round 5A. Florida man arrested in Naples Olive Garden while intoxicated and shoveling spaghetti into his mouth✓ Real — myarklamiss.com · 2019 ↗
    B. Florida woman says she left the bar early, just not the parking lot✗ Fake

    60 % of 15 players got it right

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