In 2024, Bert's 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast co-host and fellow comedian Tom Segura immediately raised some eyebrows over Bert's supposed arrest. In a podcast episode, with an excerpt posted on TikTok, Tom revealed that he was "doing a little bit of time" in jail at the time of recording. Tom didn't share any details about why he was arrested, but he extended words of support to Bert.

"Hopefully, his legal matters resolve themselves," Tom stated.

Tom continued, "I know that he has the best attorneys you can hire. He's [also] got a lot of health troubles so they're taking care of him in the medical ward of the jail."

The podcast co-host's deadpan delivery of the news might have been enough to fool some folks. On TikTok, one person commented, "I can't wait to hear [Bert's] stand-up that comes from his experience."

For the most part, however, fans knew exactly what was really happening.

It was later confirmed that Bert's arrest was nothing more than one of Tom's many public pranks done at Bert's expense. In other words, Bert hasn't done any jail time in recent news.

In fact, Tom has previously and purposefully spread false rumors about Bert in the past. The US Sun reports that in August 2023, Tom claimed that Bert was seeking a kidney transplant for his excessive drinking habits, although this was also false.

As for Bert, he posted regular updates on his social media within the time frame of Tom starting the rumors and when the rumor was proven false, suggesting that for a time, Bert had no idea that the false news was circulating. On the initial TikTok, one fan wrote, "Bert is probably so confused on why everyone thinks he's in jail."

As of this writing, Bert Kreischer hasn't served any jail time.