Farm Auction Meme Shows Photo From England, Not Nebraska

For at least the past year, social media users have been sharing a story of a man having to buy his family’s farm back from a bank at auction. According to the viral meme, hundreds of farmers stood silently, refusing to bid on the property. One account attaches a story: “David’s family had been farmers for decades.” Most instances share the statement, “Farmers stand in silence at auction so a young man can buy back his family farmhouse.”