Was Megan Hollis, a waitress in Cleveland, Ohio, arrested for flipping a table after customers left a $5 tip on a $304 bill? No, that's not true: This is not a real story or a real mugshot. The post circulating on social media originated from an Instagram account that warns "This page features satire and parody stories that are exaggerated, developing fictional -- created for entertainment purposes only".
The story was first published in a post (archived here) on Instagram by @pureviralvideousa on Dec. 4, 2025. The post's caption begins:
Cleveland, OH -- Waitress Megan Hollis Arrested After Flipping a Table When a Party of Ten Left a $5 Tip on a $304 Birthday Bill
Cleveland police arrested 22-year-old Megan Hollis after she flipped an entire four-top table at Lakeside Grill in outrage over a $5 tip left by a party of ten celebrating a birthday. According to the report, Megan had spent nearly three hours refilling sodas, cutting cake, handing out plates, and splitting the check five ways.
This is the fake mugshot included with the post:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot from instagram.com/p/DR2dKt9j0ac.)
The caption continues:
When she picked up the receipt and saw the tip--five crumpled one-dollar bills--she reportedly said, "No. No, absolutely not," set the money down, and walked directly to the group's table.
Witnesses say she stared at them and asked, "Is this a prank?" before grabbing the edge of the table and flipping it onto its side. Plates shattered, drinks spilled everywhere, and the birthday girl screamed.
Management intervened, but Megan shouted, "YOU DON'T LEAVE FIVE DOLLARS ON A THREE-HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILL. I'M NOT A CHARITY."
Police arrested her moments later.
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The account @pureviralvideousa (pictured below) carries a disclaimer which reads:
This page features satire and parody stories that are exaggerated, developing fictional -- created for entertainment purposes only.
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot from instagram.com/pureviralvideousa.)
The account shows other fake mugshots of women in front of the same gray cinderblock wall. Some appear to be the same woman with a different color shirt or with different hairstyle. The stories connected to the images are from places such as Boise, Idaho, Fresno, Calif., and Pittsburgh, Pa. -- clearly not the same police station.
