getting akechi'ed

When a character or celebrity in Pop Culture mentions in passing that they like a certain thing, such as food or perhaps a collectable, and the fandom then makes it seem they love that one thing even if it's never brought up again. Such as in Persona 5 when Goro Akechi mentioned "Delicious Pancakes" and the fandom deciding he'd die for pancakes.

"Oh hey Steven's birthday is coming up what were you thinking of getting him?"
"I saw his pineapple shirt, so I'm thinking he must love pineapples and should get him something like that."
"Oh yeah that's right, maybe I should find something pineapple related."
And on Steven's birthday he realized he was Getting Akechi'ed