A photo that went viral on social media, purportedly showing 18-year-old Nolan Wells at a pool party in Jackson County on July 5, has been proven false. The image, which sparked wild speculation that Wells was alive on the mainland after his last sighting on Horn Island, was actually taken on June 27, according to metadata verified by Rolling Stone. Tracetin Shepherd, a friend of Wells, confirmed to Rolling Stone and ABC that the photo was taken on Saturday, June 27, in Pass Christian, and was posted as part of a summer photo dump. The original poster deleted the photo when lies about it began to surface.