Where do they Get this Stuff?

From a story about Liberia's first Christmas as a new democracy that showed up on multiple sites, credited to a German news agency called DPA:

"One thing I have observed over the years is that the Christmas season in Liberia increases promiscuity, especially among the young," says sociologist Matthew Kpehe.

"If you found it difficult to get the attention of a girl during the year, the Christmas season is the best time to get her. Even prostitutes reduce their rates during the Christmas season," he adds.

Why are Liberian men so obsessed with the issue of female promiscuity, and why are journalists such idiots sometimes?