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A photograph of a young man is frequently circulated online with the claim that it depicts a member of an African tribe who practice a unique method for encouraging good behavior from misbehaving tribe members: Of course, additional information — such as the name of the tribe or the part of Africa they inhabit — is suspiciously lacking. Although it's possible some community in Africa holds a ritual like the one described, the photograph displayed above doesn't capture it. The image seen here was taken in Ghana in 2008 by photographer Jessica Hilltout, who set out to visit several African countries in order to take a different look the meaning of football in Africa. Accordingly, this picture represents a young man posed with his football team, engaging in a spontaneous gesture before a recreational sporting match: It should come as no surprise that the misidentified image is marked with the name of David Avocado Wolfe, who is single-handedly responsible for a disproportionate share of the misinformation to be found on the Internet.
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