A rumor on Facebook said a farmer was giving away his potatoes. By sunrise, 150 tons of his hard-earned work had disappeared.

The farmer, identified only as Piotr from Dąbrowica in Poland’s Podkarpacie region, had just finished harvesting and storing his crop when the rumor took off online. The post said he couldn’t find buyers and wanted locals to help themselves. By the time he returned to his field, the ground was nearly bare.

“I was shocked. I’m 68 years old and I’ve never experienced anything like this in my life,” Piotr told Nowiny24. “It’s like a nightmare straight out of a Bareja movie.” He said the fake story spread quickly, bringing crowds from nearby villages with bags, buckets, and even farm trailers. Some took small amounts. Others loaded up to 60 tons at a time.

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